AMIR KHAN fights Phil Lo Greco on April 21 in Liverpool in the Britonโs first bout since his May 2016 loss to Canelo Alvarez.
But Virgil Hunter, Khanโs trainer, has warned him not to expect an easy comeback.
โHeโs fought [Errol] Spence, heโs fought [Shawn] Porter, went the distance with Porter. That right there alone in the Porter fight suggest toughness,โ Hunter, speaking to Boxing News, said of Lo Greco. โHe took the Spence fight on short notice so you canโt really give an accurate assessment about that.โ
Hunter insisted, โHe is bringing credentials. So you canโt look at him as an opponent. You have to look at him as a live fighter. He can call up a fight, with his background and amateur pedigree, he can call up a great fight if heโs motivated enough and make it a real, tough night. So I donโt consider him an opponent at all.โ
Khan is starting the final phase of his career. โIโm here for him. Itโs his career. I canโt want it more than he wants. If he wants it bad, if he wants it more than anything and he wants to dedicate and commit to the next couple of years, then Iโll support him,โ Hunter promised.
โIf he stimulates me, he definitely will be stimulated in return.โ