Chris Robinson catches up with trainer and former world title challenger Joel Diaz as he speaks on his brother Julio’s opportunity to face Amir Khan on April 27th in England. Listen to the video to hear what Joel had to say…
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Julio Diaz training for his bout with Shawn Porter this past December in Indio, California (Photo: Chris Robinson – HustleBoss.com)
By Chris Robinson
At the moment, there is still no official opponent locked in for former junior welterweight champion Amir Khan’s April 20th return.
One fight removed from his upset loss to Danny Garcia this past July in Las Vegas, Khan has since seen his spirits restored after teaming up with Northern California’s Virgil Hunter. The duo’s first ring endeavor resulted in Khan dominating and bloodying an outmatched Carlos Molina over ten rounds before the fight was called off.
While the very capable Josesito Lopez appeared to be in the running to face Khan, the two sides couldn’t agree on a catch weight for the fight, leaving the Bolton star without a dance partner as his next fight creeps closer.
One man who is throwing his name into the hat is former two-time champion Julio Diaz.
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