KHAN ENDS CHAOS AS HE EYES WORLD TITLE No3

AMIR KHAN has struck a truce with his family and Anthony Joshua to refocus on trying to win his third world title early next year. Khan the champion boxer had morphed into Amir the celebrity who was hounded by scandal and seemingly en route to oblivion. But the 30-year-old has listened to the alarm bells and acted to clear up the chaos in his life. His father and former manager, Shah, was by his side for the first time since the family feud became public as they sat in the T-Mobile Arena to see Floyd Mayweather beat Conor McGregor. A few days earlier, Khan took a phone call from world heavyweight champion Joshua, who had been falsely accused of having an affair with Khan’s wife, Faryal. She had been at the centre of a family rift, partly driven by her interpretation of a Muslim woman’s lifestyle. Khan has rebuilt bridges with his family and said: ‘They are always there for you. I’m back to basics — with those who helped all the way to world titles. They are the people looking out for you.’ Of the gossip about his wife and Joshua, Khan said: ‘He rang me. I told him everything was cool. It was all a misunderstanding. He said: “I want to be able to come up and shake your hand, champ”. I said: “We want to keep the respect and love”.’ The focus, he insisted, is back on boxing as he prepares to return to trainer Virgil Hunter’s gym in California. ‘I won’t rest until I win another world title,’ said Khan. ‘People have said I’m finished, but it never crossed my mind that I should quit. ‘The plan is to fight in November or December against a decent opponent, perhaps in England. Then challenge one of the welterweight world champions in the new year.’ Khan hankers after revenge matches against two of the current belt holders who beat him, Danny Garcia, who stopped him, and Lamont Peterson, who was caught having taken steroids before the night he took one of Khan’s world titles. ‘I would love to fight Danny and Peterson again,’ he said. Khan would also relish facing great new American hope Errol Spence Jr, who recently relieved another Brit, Kell Brook, of his world title in Sheffield.