Khan stops Malignaggi in 11th
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May 17, 2010, Monday
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AMIR Khan of Britain retained his WBA super lightweight title on Saturday in a one-sided beating of New Yorker Paulie Malignaggi when the referee stopped the bout in the 11th round at Madison Square Garden.
The 23-year-old Briton (23-1) pounded Malignaggi (27-4) from the opening round, matching the New Yorker's renowned quickness but hitting with far more power and accuracy.
Khan, in his US debut, won every round on all three scorecards.
"I was a little nervous because it was my first fight away from home," Khan said. "When I was walking in I could hear a lot of boos but at the end of the fight all the crowd were cheering for Amir Khan because I know I have the style that is going to make all the fans love me."
Khan quieted chants of "Paulie, Paulie" and "USA, USA" from Malignaggi's hometown crowd at the Theater at the Garden with his virtuoso display.
Landing stinging jabs, crunching left hooks and bristling combinations, Khan caused swelling around the challenger's left eye, a welt under his right and red marks on his forehead and cheeks although there were no knockdowns in the bout.
Action was also fierce among the crowd of 4,500 where partisans got into scuffles that kept security guards busy, much like the fracas that erupted during the boxers weigh-in.
The ring doctor checked on Malignaggi after the 10th round but the challenger was allowed to continue fighting. With Khan swarming all over Malignaggi on the ropes, referee Steve Smoger stopped the scheduled 12-rounder at one minute, 25 seconds of the 11th.
Malignaggi saluted Khan after the bout. "I ran into a clone of myself when I was younger," said the 29-year-old former IBF junior welterweight champion.
"He's better than Ricky Hatton was," added Malignaggi, who was also stopped in the 11th round of an IBO junior welterweight title bout against Britain's Hatton in 2008.
In London, Australia's Michael Katsidis produced a third-round stoppage of Britain's Kevin Mitchell on Saturday to retain his WBO interim lightweight world title.
Katsidis, 29, had too much firepower for the previously unbeaten Mitchell, who was roared on by 15,000 fellow east Londoners at the home of West Ham United Football Club. The Australian had claimed the vacant title by beating Graham Earl on his last visit to Britain.
The 23-year-old Briton (23-1) pounded Malignaggi (27-4) from the opening round, matching the New Yorker's renowned quickness but hitting with far more power and accuracy.
Khan, in his US debut, won every round on all three scorecards.
"I was a little nervous because it was my first fight away from home," Khan said. "When I was walking in I could hear a lot of boos but at the end of the fight all the crowd were cheering for Amir Khan because I know I have the style that is going to make all the fans love me."
Khan quieted chants of "Paulie, Paulie" and "USA, USA" from Malignaggi's hometown crowd at the Theater at the Garden with his virtuoso display.
Landing stinging jabs, crunching left hooks and bristling combinations, Khan caused swelling around the challenger's left eye, a welt under his right and red marks on his forehead and cheeks although there were no knockdowns in the bout.
Action was also fierce among the crowd of 4,500 where partisans got into scuffles that kept security guards busy, much like the fracas that erupted during the boxers weigh-in.
The ring doctor checked on Malignaggi after the 10th round but the challenger was allowed to continue fighting. With Khan swarming all over Malignaggi on the ropes, referee Steve Smoger stopped the scheduled 12-rounder at one minute, 25 seconds of the 11th.
Malignaggi saluted Khan after the bout. "I ran into a clone of myself when I was younger," said the 29-year-old former IBF junior welterweight champion.
"He's better than Ricky Hatton was," added Malignaggi, who was also stopped in the 11th round of an IBO junior welterweight title bout against Britain's Hatton in 2008.
In London, Australia's Michael Katsidis produced a third-round stoppage of Britain's Kevin Mitchell on Saturday to retain his WBO interim lightweight world title.
Katsidis, 29, had too much firepower for the previously unbeaten Mitchell, who was roared on by 15,000 fellow east Londoners at the home of West Ham United Football Club. The Australian had claimed the vacant title by beating Graham Earl on his last visit to Britain.
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