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PROMOTER Frank Warren last night predicted Alex Arthur will meet Amir Khan in the fight British boxing fans would love to see. Arthur, the WBO world super featherweight title-holder, will have his first defence against Englishman Nicky Cook at Manchester's MEN Arena on September 6. And if the Scot wins and moves up a weight he could be stepping into the ring with the country's biggest crowd puller within 12 months. Khan will be on the Manchester bill and Warren, who put on epic British contests such as Nigel Benn against Chris Eubank, admits to being thrilled by the idea of a clash with Arthur. He said: "It excites me. If Alex is the fighter I've always thought he was from the start of our professional relationship he'll use the fight with Cook to take him to another level. "Twelve months from now he could have moved up from... [read full story]
