? Amir Khan 'trying to get the result overturned'
? Possible rematch would be 'somewhere neutral'
Amir Khan is confident of agreeing a rematch with Lamont Peterson. Khan suffered a controversial defeat by the American in Washington DC on Saturday, losing his WBA super-lightweight and IBF light-welterweight titles. Khan has lodged an official complaint over the refereeing of the fight, in which he was deducted two points in a split-decision defeat.
"We are trying to get the result overturned; if not, then a rematch is going to happen," Khan said in an interview at a gym in his home town of Bolton. "Even if the result does get turned over, I would still give Lamont Peterson a deserved re-match. We'll do it somewhere neutral, not in DC or in the UK. Somewhere like Vegas ? where it will be neutral judging and a neutral referee."
On Sunday Khan was confident enough of a rematch to dismiss suggestions of an appeal as irrelevant. Today he is not so sure, perhaps because in the past couple of days the unbeaten American Tim Bradley has said he will give Peterson a rematch. Bradley beat Peterson in a title fight two years ago and subsequently declined to fight Khan.
The referee, Joseph Cooper, penalised Khan one point in the seventh round for pushing and one in the 12th when he hit Peterson on the break. The fight took place in the American boxer's home town. The deductions proved crucial when the scores were announced, one judge giving the fight 114-111 to Khan but the other two scoring it 113-112 for Peterson.
Khan said he would never fight in Washington DC again.
"I don't think there will be other big fights there, definitely not, after seeing what happened to me," he said. "People are going to think why should we go there because of the decision, and the refereeing and judging is not according to our profession."
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/dec/14/amir-khan-lamont-peterson-rematch
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