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FUTURE KHAN

Amir Khan beats Samuel Vargas on points but who is the Bolton boxer’s next opponent?

The Brit fighter will already be thinking about future mega-fights with fellow countryman or a pound-for-pound legend

WIN or lose, Amir Khan and his promoter Eddie Hearn will already be lining the Bolton boxer's next fight.

The Brit attracts a huge ticket and audience and will want a big draw extend his career.

 Khan will have potential fights with either Kell Brook or Manny Pacquiao in the back of his mind
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Khan will have potential fights with either Kell Brook or Manny Pacquiao in the back of his mindCredit: PA:Press Association

Who will Amir Khan fight next?

The Bolton boxer will either want Kell Brook or Manny Pacquiao next.

Brook was in the crowd for Khan's bout against Vargas, and it would create a huge show with an all-British bout.

A potential Khan vs Pacquiao fight has been mooted for years and could provide the Filipino legend with a last swansong.

Speaking after Khan's win, Eddie Hearn said: "If the Kell Brook fight doesn't happen next, it'll never happen."

These comments come after Khan admitted he would prefer to meet Pacquiao next.

Who is Kell Brook?

Brook started amateur boxing at the age of 12 winning 31 of 36 fights.

He turned professional in September 2004 and went on to hold the IBF welterweight title from 2014 to 2017.

In 2016 he challenged once for the unified middleweight titles but lost to Gennady Goovkin.

Brook was ranked as the world's best active welterweight by The Ring magazine in May 2017 but he also lost his IBF welterweight title to Errol Spence Jr. the same month. 

He has a professional boxing record of 37 wins, two defeats.

Brook has suffered a number of injuries throughout his career which have caused him to cancel or postpone fights.

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