{"id":9574,"date":"2008-08-11T17:21:39","date_gmt":"2008-08-11T17:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2008\/08\/11\/amir-khan-wows-fans-in-public-work-out\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T16:35:03","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T16:35:03","slug":"amir-khan-wows-fans-in-public-work-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2008\/08\/11\/amir-khan-wows-fans-in-public-work-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Amir Khan wows fans in public work out"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Boxer gives fans chance to see him in the flesh<\/h3>\n
\"\"DIE-HARD Amir Khan fans\u00a0were treated to a once in a lifetime opportunity when the boxer performed a free-to-watch public work-out in Manchester\u2019s Arndale Shopping Centre.<\/strong><\/div>\n

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The young star from Bolton gave an estimated 14,000 fans a special sneak preview of how preparations are going for his fifth Commonwealth Lightweight title defence next month at the M.E.N Arena.<\/div>\n

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Khan has electrified fans up-and-down the country with his dazzling speed and power that has swept him to a perfect 18-0 fight record with 14 knockouts and he is now within touching distance of a big World title fight.<\/div>\n

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The public work out was the first time fans\u00a0got to see Khan in action alongside new trainer Jorge Rubio. <\/div>\n

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The Cuban filled the void left by former trainer Oliver Harrison and is confident Khan will one day become a world champion. <\/div>\n

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“It’s my ambition to make Amir a world champion,” said Rubio, who was introduced to the media earlier this month during an intense workout at Khan\u2019s gym in Bolton. <\/div>\n

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“I believe he has got the talent to reign for years. I have been working on his defence and his footwork, but I’m not looking at changing him too much, just improving a few areas.

\n“It will take time, but Amir has already got better in the few weeks I’ve worked with him, and I’m seeing the difference every day.

\n“Amir Khan is a smart guy and only I have to tell him something once before he puts into practice. He has all the tools to become a world champion.”<\/div>\n

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Khan revealed he had met with high-profile trainers during his search before deciding Rubio was the one he wanted. <\/div>\n

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“Jorge is a great trainer,” said undefeated Commonwealth champion Khan. “I knew as soon as I met him that he was the man for me.

\n“I’d met Buddy McGirt, Freddie Roach and really liked Floyd Mayweather Snr, but when I hooked up with Jorge I loved his style and his teaching methods.

\n“I think I’ve been hit more by him that I have been by opponents, because if I leave my hands low he clocks me one with the pads!

\n“He’s got me moving my head a lot more and slipping shots, and I think I’ve come on a lot just in two weeks.

\n“He can definitely take me to the next level which is a world title.”

\nThe 21-year-old is next in action at the MEN Arena, Manchester, on September 6.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Boxer gives fans chance to see him in the flesh DIE-HARD Amir Khan fans\u00a0were treated to a once in a lifetime opportunity when the boxer performed a free-to-watch public work-out in Manchester\u2019s Arndale Shopping Centre. The young star from Bolton gave an estimated 14,000 fans a special sneak preview of how preparations are going […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}