• Amir Khan v Lamont Peterson II

Khan eager for 'justice' in Peterson rematch

ESPN staff
February 10, 2012
Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson will do battle again in May - this time in Las Vegas © Getty Images
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Amir Khan feels that Lamont Peterson obstructed the path to a rematch between the fighters because he knew he was not a legitimate winner of their first contest.

Khan and Peterson will do battle for a second time on May 19 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, nearly half a year after Peterson ripped the WBA and IBF light-welterweight titles from the Brit in controversial circumstances.

Khan appealed the result, citing several grievances: referee Joseph Cooper's deduction of two points for pushing, the judges' scoring and the presence of 'mystery man' Mustafa Ameen at ringside. He now has his rematch, and is aiming to show he is still the king of the 140lbs division.

"I want to prove to the world that I did win the fight, and I want to bring that title back home," Khan told Sky Sports. "Anyone in my position - any other fighter or promoter - would have done the same thing. I just want justice.

"Peterson's going to be confident, he's going to come to this fight thinking he's going to win again, but I'm not going to let him.

"If he thinks he's the world champion then he'll try to beat me fair and square. But with all the negotiations we did, it was so hard to get the fight. Peterson in my opinion knows he was beaten the first time, that's why he was playing hard to get."

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