Furious Khan blasts ref after ‘disgusting’ decision

AMIR KHAN wants the rematch with Lamont Peterson to be staged in March after he described Saturday night’s majority points decision which cost him his WBA and IBF world light welterweight titles as “disgusting.”

Two of the judges scored the fight 113-112, 113-112, in favour of Peterson and the third marked it 111-114 for Khan. While it was always set to be a close decision it appeared as if it might go in favour of the champion until referee Joseph Cooper handed him a public warning for spoiling in the third round.

He had Peterson on the floor in the first round but he never succeeded in stamping his authority on the fight, adopting a “rope a dope” attitude by leaning back on the ropes, dropping his guard and needlessly shipping big shots that were always going to impress the judges.