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Khan beats Barrera in style

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Britain’s Amir Khan beat Mexico’s Marco Antonio Barrera in Manchester on Saturday to move a step closer to a shot at the lightweight world title.

BOXING Amir Khan ahead of his March 14 fight against Marco Antonio Barrera - 0

Veteran Barrera, the former seven-times world champion at three different weights, was cut in a first-round clash of heads and the ringside doctor stopped the bout four rounds later.

Khan, the 2004 Olympic silver-medallist, dominated the contest, beating his 35-year-old opponent to the punch and displaying a much-improved defence since his shock defeat by Breidis Prescott six months ago.

Barrera fought on despite blood pouring into his left eye from the deep gash on his forehead but he was clearly at a severe disadvantage as Khan found his range with left jabs and right hooks.

The 22-year-old Khan, now trained by American Freddie Roach, maintained his intensity throughout the fight and never allowed Barrera to settle into a rhythm.

Khan is now in line for a title fight against Mexico’s WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez.

Earlier on the same bill, Briton’s Nicky Cook lost his WBO super-featherweight title when he was knocked out in the fouth round by Puerto Rico’s Roman Martinez.

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Written by Israel Saria

I have been involved with sports in Tanzania as a Volleyball Coach for many years—and was a Tanzania Amateur Volleyball Association (TAVA) leader. I studied sports management at Leipzig University in Germany and understand the science behind sports. That led me to work as a football pundit, with the BBC ( Swahili service) in London. That experience and exposure took me to covering the 2010, World Cup in South Africa. This provided me with a great insight into international level football commentary and the opportunity to carry out extensive research into the game including its players, the stadiums, the rules and tactics.I have also been grateful to meet a wide range of people connected to football in the UK, Tanzania, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Ireland, France, Kenya etc, and visited almost all of the key football stadiums across United Kingdom, and Europe.

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