Amir Khan on the canvas after being knocked down by Danny Garcia, in their world title fight in Las Vegas. Garcia stopped Khan in the fourth round.
• Three knockdowns stun Khan after early dominance
Round 1:
They square up in the center. Khan strikes first and quickly with a big right hook. There's another one. His speed and reflexes look better than Garcia's already. Garcia counters with a right hand. Garcia throws astrong right hand, but Khan blocks it. They hand speed of both fighters is very impressive. Khan lands a great jab. There's another left from Khan. Swelling is going to start soon on Garcia's face. He's getting hit a lot. Khan eats a straight right hand. Garcia lands a low blow, which looked accidental. Khan takes a moment and goes back to work. Garcia lands a right hook before the bell.
Parker: 10-9 Khan
Round 2:
Khan counters with a slick flurry. Khan keeps the jab going. Garcia lands a right, but Khan lands a left and a right hook. His accuracy is amazing tonight. Garcia misses badly with a right and the two get tangled. Garcia tries to counter, but Khan is just too fast. Khan lands a big right hook. Garcia is cut over his right eye. Garcia gets hit twice more and holds on. That cut looks bad. Khan is focused on that cut. Garcia looks to be taking more chances. Big round for Khan.
Parker: 10-9 Khan
Round 3:
That cut looks bad between rounds. It will probably open up again this round. Garcia lands a right hand early in round 3. Garcia dodges a big flurry and lands a nice right hand. Garcia loads up on a big right hand again and lands. Garcia is fighting with so much intensity that he's leaving himself open a lot. Garcia lands another counter right hand. Garcia lands a huge counter left hook and Khan is badly hurt. He makes it up and there are 10 seconds left. Khan has no idea where he is. He is badly hurt but makes it out of the round. Khan wanted to keep fighting when the bell sounded. He looks lost in his corner.
Parker: 10-8 Garcia
Round 4:
Khan gets tagged early and his knee hits the canvas. He makes it up but he's badly hurt. Garcia keep pounding him Garcia is still wobbly. Garcia is loading up and connecting. He's choosing his punches wisley and Khan goes down again. He stumbles into his corner and the ref has seen enough. Garcia wins by TKO.
Danny Garcia thanks Golden Boy, his Dad and practically everyone in the post-fight interview. He said he was going to watch for Khan come out fast and that's what they planned for. He was looking for a opportunity for a strong counter.
Khan's time for an interview. He says it wasn't his night and he made a few mistakes. He gives props to Garcia for catching him with a "blind punch." He says he respects the referee and he adds that he probably made the right call.
They square up in the center. Khan strikes first and quickly with a big right hook. There's another one. His speed and reflexes look better than Garcia's already. Garcia counters with a right hand. Garcia throws astrong right hand, but Khan blocks it. They hand speed of both fighters is very impressive. Khan lands a great jab. There's another left from Khan. Swelling is going to start soon on Garcia's face. He's getting hit a lot. Khan eats a straight right hand. Garcia lands a low blow, which looked accidental. Khan takes a moment and goes back to work. Garcia lands a right hook before the bell.
Parker: 10-9 Khan
Round 2:
Khan counters with a slick flurry. Khan keeps the jab going. Garcia lands a right, but Khan lands a left and a right hook. His accuracy is amazing tonight. Garcia misses badly with a right and the two get tangled. Garcia tries to counter, but Khan is just too fast. Khan lands a big right hook. Garcia is cut over his right eye. Garcia gets hit twice more and holds on. That cut looks bad. Khan is focused on that cut. Garcia looks to be taking more chances. Big round for Khan.
Parker: 10-9 Khan
Round 3:
That cut looks bad between rounds. It will probably open up again this round. Garcia lands a right hand early in round 3. Garcia dodges a big flurry and lands a nice right hand. Garcia loads up on a big right hand again and lands. Garcia is fighting with so much intensity that he's leaving himself open a lot. Garcia lands another counter right hand. Garcia lands a huge counter left hook and Khan is badly hurt. He makes it up and there are 10 seconds left. Khan has no idea where he is. He is badly hurt but makes it out of the round. Khan wanted to keep fighting when the bell sounded. He looks lost in his corner.
Parker: 10-8 Garcia
Round 4:
Khan gets tagged early and his knee hits the canvas. He makes it up but he's badly hurt. Garcia keep pounding him Garcia is still wobbly. Garcia is loading up and connecting. He's choosing his punches wisley and Khan goes down again. He stumbles into his corner and the ref has seen enough. Garcia wins by TKO.
Danny Garcia thanks Golden Boy, his Dad and practically everyone in the post-fight interview. He said he was going to watch for Khan come out fast and that's what they planned for. He was looking for a opportunity for a strong counter.
Khan's time for an interview. He says it wasn't his night and he made a few mistakes. He gives props to Garcia for catching him with a "blind punch." He says he respects the referee and he adds that he probably made the right call.
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