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Kell Brook's not even on my radar - Khan

ESPN staff
December 1, 2011
Amir Khan fights Lamont Peterson on December 10 © Getty Images
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Amir Khan has told Kell Brook to put in the hard yards if he wants to fight him, claiming Brook is yet to beat anybody worthy of earning him a shot at the IBF and WBA light-welterweight champion.

Khan is preparing for Lamont Peterson on December 10, after which he is planning a move to welterweight in 2012. The end goal is a clash with Floyd Mayweather Jnr.

Brook has been writing his own headlines though, and he will make his US debut on December 17 against Luis Galarza. Victory is expected for the Brit, and his promoter Eddie Hearn recently claimed it would be a "farce" if he did not get a fight with Khan in 2012.

Khan sees things very differently though, having established himself as a fan favourite in the US. He had to come through a brutal 12-rounder with Marcos Maidana to really cement himself into the fabric Stateside, and Khan insists Brook needs to do the same.

"Brook is not on my radar," Khan was quoted as saying in several newspapers. "If Brook starts fighting better opposition and gets his name up there then I would fight him.

"He doesn't deserve a shot at the moment ¬because he hasn't fought anyone decent."

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