AMIR KHAN has ruled out fighting again until fans are allowed to return after the coronavirus pandemic.
The 33-year-old was last in action in July 2019 when he defeated Billy Dib in Saudi Arabia.
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Amir Khan will not return to the ring until fans are allowed back into arenasCredit: Reuters
Matchroom boxing chief Eddie Hearn has recently revealed plans to bring boxing back to the UK in two months time.
But the former unified light-welterweight champion is going to wait so his supporters can attend his next bout.
Speaking to The Mirror, Khan said: “Fighting in empty arenas when it’s just you, your opponent and the referee just won’t have the same feel.
“An empty arena is not going to lift me up to fight, I will have to wait until they’re full again.
“How are the fighters going to get motivated? I couldn’t do it but maybe other people can.”
Hearn is hoping to have fight nights on four consecutive days Saturday and stage them in the 15-acre grounds of his Matchroom headquarters in Brentwood, Essex.
The £1million plan is to open with the all-Brit world title clash between Terri Harper and Natasha Jonas in mid-July.
He then wants it to end with Dillian Whyte’s WBC interim heavyweight title fight against Alexander Povetkin in either the first or second Saturday in August.
That proposal is now in the advanced stages and would see four of five fight cards spread across a 28 day period.
Amir Khan was last in action in July 2019 when he defeated Billy Dib in Saudi ArabiaCredit: Dave Pinegar – The Sun
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
