Amir Khan is targeting April for his return to the ring and hopes a rematch with Danny Garcia can be made for later in 2013.
After back-to-back losses against Lamont Peterson in December 2011 and then Garcia in July, Khan concluded 2012 on a more positive note last weekend with a 10th-round stoppage win over Carlos Molina at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
And looking to the year ahead, the Bolton fighter is planning for his next bout to be in around four months’ time, with another showdown with Garcia who added Khan’s WBA light-welterweight title to his WBC belt when he beat him to come after that.
Khan said: “The next fight is going to be around April time. That will give me a nice little break.”
Khan is not ruling out the possibility of again facing Peterson, who claimed his WBA and IBF light-welterweight crowns by beating him on points.
Peterson subsequently failed a drugs test, with the WBA belt being returned to Khan, and the Briton is adamant the American must prove himself “100% clean” if they are to meet in the ring again.
