Defiant Khan back in the gym

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Amir Khan returned to his local gym on Sunday in a show of defiance following his shock first round defeat to Breidis Prescott.

The pride of Bolton was stopped inside a minute by the heavy-handed Colombian, bringing an end to his unbeaten record and a temporary halt to his world title ambitions.

But the 21-year-old vowed to come back stronger and better than ever after reviewing the video of his own destruction at the MEN Arena in Manchester on Saturday night.

"I want to show to my friends and fans that I'm alright," Khan told Sky Sports News. "Yesterday I was up against a tough fighter and at my status not many fighters would have taken that on.

"I took it on and maybe I rushed in, I've watched the video now and know what mistakes I made.

"I might have been too excited - I wanted to get in there - especially against a big puncher.

"I could have done that to him, he could have done that to me, that's what happens in boxing. A lot can change in a fight, he was cold, I was cold, but the big shot came in and he got me with some clean shots.

"It's tough - you never want to get beaten in a fight but as I say I'm going to come back stronger - I'm still only 21 and I know how much talent I've got, and if I train hard, which I am going to do, I can rectify the mistakes.

"I'm happy it's happened at this stage of my career because it could have happened later on when I might have been world champion.

"I'll learn from my mistakes and I'm going to come back stronger."

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