KHAN: FIGHT TOPS MY WEDDING!

NEW YORK holds a special place in Amir Khan’s heart. It was here that he married his wife Faryal Makhdoom in 2013. This Saturday night, in the fabled Madison Square Garden, Khan goes in search of the victory which would elevate him into the pantheon of boxing’s greats. Rhetorically he asks himself: ‘Would beating Terence Crawford in New York top our wedding day here?’ The answer: ‘My wife will kill me for this but I have to say yes. Definitely.’ If Khan (right) beats Crawford he will not only become a three-time world champion by claiming the WBO welterweight title but also supplant a fighter who is second in the pound-for-pound rankings. ‘This fight means so much to my legacy,’ he says. ‘This will be a fight talked about for years to come, I am putting everything on the line and I want this so much.’ Crawford is heavy favourite but Khan, 32, believes the experience gained from so many big fights in America will help him overturn those odds. ‘I am an American veteran now,’ he says. ‘I never thought I would have all these fights over here. Nor did I expect to be boxing as long as this. But it’s gone much better than I ever thought it would. Now I’m looking for the biggest win of my life.’