KING BEATS KID
Amir Khan batters Billy Dib in four-round demolition job in Saudi Arabia to earn a cool £7m
AMIR KHAN dumped Billy Dib to the canvas twice on the way to an expectant fourth-round KO victory in Saudi Arabia.
The Brit boxer will hope that victory sets up a mouthwatering mega-money clash against boxing legend Manny Pacquaio.
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And it was an easy night's work for the supposed £7million the Bolton boxer and former welterweight world champ will pocket from the mismatch.
'King Khan' gave a glimpse of the speed he still has in the first round as he caught Dib with a couple of nice rights before stepping out to re-assess.
Dib, 33, tasted canvas in the second round and managed to get to his feet on eight, but it now seemed a matter of when and not if he would be stopped.
It was a solid left that thundered 'Billy the Kid's' chin as the Aussie made a terrible lunge forward.
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The third round was all about Dib trying to survive, which he surprisingly managed, but the immense weight and power difference between the two was showing.
Dib, who stepped up two weights for the fight, was dumped to the the floor in the fourth round after an explosive array of shots from Khan, and the towel was immediately thrown in.
For his efforts, Khan collected the WBC International Welterweight belt - but it's not one he will be sitting alongside his world versions.
It will also help the 2004 Olympic silver medallist forget about his horror loss in the fight previous against world champ Terence Crawford.
Boxing fans will now be hoping Khan, 32, can set up a scrap against his former stablemate Pacquiao.
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Khan said he would retire if he lost against Dib, but hopes victory will set up a Pacquiao scrap.
The Filipino multi-weight world champ fights Keith Thurman next weekend.
There is of course old rival Kell Brook as an option, but that seems further away than ever to get set up.
In the chief support of the night at the Hughie Fury was involved in a shambles of a fight at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah - but got the victory against Samuel Peter.
It was all over in the seventh round as Peter was pulled out with an apparent dislocated shoulder - which he seemed to blame referee Ingo Barrabas for.
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Peter had hammered in two low blows to Hughie Fury before the referee rushed in to separate the fighters.
After catching one of Peter's punches to the nose, Barrabas pushed him to the ropes, from where the 38-year-old claimed his shoulder popped out.
After a three-minute delay with doctor's called to the apron, it was eventually waved off.
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