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Khan - Worst time to fight me

I'll be better and wiser this time, warns Khan

Last updated: 29th November 2008

Khan: wrong time

But I think this is the worst time to fight me, because I'm going to be a lot stronger than the last fight. And a lot wiser.

Amir Khan
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Amir Khan says there could not be a worse time to face him.

The Bolton lightweight returns to the ring on Saturday night for the first time since he stunning 54-second knockout at the hands of Breidis Prescott - live on Sky Box Office.

The durable Oisin Fagan is the man in the opposite corner as the world of boxing watches on to see how Khan responds to his first professional defeat.

And the 21-year-old says people who have been writing him off as a soft touch and those wanting a piece of him since that loss are going to be proved wrong come Saturday night.

"There's been so many fighters that want to fight me knowing I've just been beaten - they think I'm not going to be the same fighter again," he told Sky Sports.

"But I think this is the worst time to fight me, because I'm going to be a lot stronger than the last fight. And a lot wiser."

Khan has of course turned to Freddie Roach after sacking Jorge Rubio in the wake of the Prescott defeat.

Roach will be in Manny Pacquiao's corner against Oscar De La Hoya in Las Vegas on Saturday night but says he has already seen enough to know he has another world champion on his hands.

"I believe that he can do it, he's a talented guy," he said. "I believe he will be the next champion. That's what I love to do - make champions."