ANOTHER world-title shot is one of Amir Khanโs chief priorities following his blistering comeback performance in Liverpool when he knocked out Phil Lo Greco in just 39 seconds.
After a two-year hiatus, during which he appeared onย reality television series โIโm A CelebrityโฆGet Me Out Of Here!โ, Khan stepped back into the ring on Saturday night and emerged with a swift first-round victory after sending Lo Greco to the canvas twice.
While not much could be gleaned from those 39 seconds, it was evident that Khan still possessed the hand speed and movement that once made him a world champion, and he hopes it can do so again.
An all-British showdown with Kell Brook, one that has been mooted for a long time, is an option but Khan is also desperate to claim a belt at welterweight.
โThe 147lb division is amazing,โ the 31-year-old said.
โMaking 147 is not a problem. Thereโs some huge names โ (Keith) Thurman, (Errol) Spence (Jr) โ there are world titles to be won in the welterweight division. Iโd like to fight (Adrien) Broner.
โBoxingโs a business and Kellโs a good fighter. Heโs at 154, Iโm still campaigning at 147. Maybe at catchweight then the fightโs going to happen.
โIโm not running scared, my performance proves it. Iโm not a fighter thatโs scared of anyone โ I went up to fight the likes of Canelo (Saul Alvarez) and take his best shots.
โSomeone like Kell Brook, itโs always good to have that rivalry. If it ever happens, it will be big, but at the moment, I want to sit with Eddie (Hearn) and see what my futureโs going to be.
โI want to win a world title at 147 first before I start going up. I feel at the peak of my career.โ
Brook and Khan have seemed to be on a collision course for some time, particularly when the latter signed a three-fight deal with his rivalโs stable Matchroom in January.
Yet even after the two traded verbal barbs in the ring following Khanโs victory, their promoter said there were half-a-dozen options on the tableย for his Bolton-born fighter.
โThat fight (with Brook) is huge and after Saturday itโs even bigger, but there are massive fights out there for both of them,โ Hearn claimed.
โTheyโve both got desires to win a world title. This is a business as well and we have to look at all the scenarios.
โI think weโll look to box at the end of August. Itโs just a case of whether we take that big fight next or the one after.
โThe Kell Brook fight is massive but so is Adrien Broner, Manny Pacquiao, Terence Crawford, Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia. Itโs really about what Amir wants, the money involved in the fight.
โI know that there are half-a-dozen massive box-office fights out there for him.โ