Amir Khan made light work of his first defence of the WBA light-welterweight title on Saturday, needing just 76 seconds to dispose of the previously unbeaten New York-based Ukrainian Dimitriy Salita. You can watch the whole fight (walk-in and announcements included) here. Salita hit the canvas after just 10 seconds and never looked like recovering.
Meanwhile, Dagenham's Kevin Mitchell scored an impressive points victory over the only man to have beaten Khan, Breidis Prescott, and improved his record to 30-0. There will inevitably be talk (there already is in some quarters) of a British super-fight with Khan further down the line but for the moment Khan is looking stateside for his next fight. Another Kevin Mitchell, this time of The Guardian, had an excellent piece in Saturday's paper profiling legendary trainer Freddie Roach who is widely credited with transforming Khan since his defeat to Prescott last year.
And finally, while I'm inclined to agree with Shah Khan on the racism issue, there's no doubt whatsoever that his son seems to attract some very unpleasant comments on online message boards. I was sickened by some of the vile stuff I read on the web after his defeat to Prescott and I've tried to avoid reading the comments left on YouTube ever since. For some reason these message boards appeal to some of the most ignorant, slack-jawed cowards this country has to offer.
Having said that, I'd encourage you to comment on this blog, because, well, it's different.
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