News from Amir Khan’s training camp

Briton fighter Amir Khan is working hard to get tougher and speedier for his title unification bout against Danny Garcia on July 14 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. Khan released a letter for his fans last week, revealing about his training camp.

“Hey, I’m in the middle of camp, grinding away in the heat of Los Angeles to get ready, and make sure I’m at my very best, when I take on Danny Garcia next month. I’ve been back in LA for a week since returning from Vegas where I was with Freddie Roach for Manny’s fight with Timothy Bradley,” said the former IBF and WBA unified titlist.

Khan is currently training with Hall of Famer coach Freddie Roach and his new strength and conditioning coach Ruben Tabares. The English fighter is excited about the new ways of Tabares, which according to him are much better than the ones employed by his previous strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza.

Khan parted ways with Alex Ariza last month when the latter abandoned Khan in Baguio City. Khan was at the location along with former WBO welterweight title Manny Pacquiao and Freddie Roach to train for his title rematch against Lamont Peterson.

The situation got ugly after Ariza revealed he had taken prior permission from Manny Pacquiao to leave for New York to train with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. for his upcoming bout. Khan was enraged over Ariza’s actions, since his bout against Peterson was probably the most important one of his career. Therefore, the former champion decided to fire Ariza and get hold of Tabares, renowned strength and conditioning coach who has worked with some of the most prominent fighters of the world, including but not limited to David Haye.

For now, Khan is head over heels for his big match against Garcia, which will take place on July 14 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. The fight will have Garcia’s WBC light welterweight title and the vacant WBA light welterweight title on the line.

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