Promoter Frank Warren has broken his silence and voiced his opinion on Amir Khan’s decision to leave his stable and sign with American based Golden Boy Promotions.
Speaking in his weekly column in The Sun Newspaper on Saturday about the split and the way it happened Warren said: "I do not mind admitting I was gutted at the way Amir Khan and his team brought our partnership to an end after five years and 25 fights together.”
"These days it seems loyalty is a quality bestowed in very few sportsmen.
"I am also offended they say Golden Boy Promotions can do a better job in guiding his career.
"It is amazing to think that the last time Amir and I were together was in Newcastle, after his demolition of Dmitriy Salita, when he told the Sky TV cameras ’Me and Frank are going to America’.
"He repeated that statement in the post-fight press conference.
"Yet, just a few weeks later, I was left to hear it 10th-hand that our partnership was over."
Warren, defending his handling of Khan, added: "Under my promotional banner, Amir became light-welterweight world champion and banked millions of pounds.
"And I do not even hear of the split from the horse’s mouth, after all I have done for him.
"Remember, just four fights ago Khan was wiped out in less then 60 seconds by Breidis Prescott.
"Despite the way the Khans have handled this, I did my best for Amir and it is disappointing he has not even picked up the phone. But he is very talented, great for boxing and I genuinely hope he does well."
January 23, 2010
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