It was a superb win last Saturday Night for the British boxer by way of Pakistan Amir Khan in knocking out and shutting down Brooklyn’s Paulie Malignaggi at 1:25 of the 11th Round of the fight at the Madison Square Garden.
Khan brutally pummeled the flamboyant Malignaggi against the ropes and threw series of uncontested blows that made referee Steve Smoger stop the fight in the 11th Round. Malignaggi didn’t argue with the referee’s decision, tapping his chest and congratulating his opponent on the victory. 
Khan’s victory was well worth the wait, where he earned the glory for his patience in his young career. Khan was once kayoed in Round 1 by Brandeis Prescott in 2008, but now under the care of superstar coach Freddy Roach has won five straight fights. In this fight, it took him almost two weeks to secure his visa and a trip from U.K. to Canada to make his highly anticipated debut in the United States of America. The former British Olympian never put things in his head that could ruin his plans for the fight where he traded verbal jargon and argued with Malignaggi in Friday’s Weigh-In event inside the Essex House that the tempers for both camps boiled over. It’s where the jostling, pushing and shoving was made that left several fans to have bruises. He simply executes perfect boxing skills that were taught to him by Freddy Roach and the result was a devastating loss of Malignaggi.
Khan’s victory could only mean he is now being catapulted at the upper echelon of the Junior Welterweight Division. So who’s next for The Ring’s No. 3 rated 140 pounder? Some prospects are being considered by Southbend Wall, a fight with Marcos Maidana, who is the mandatory challenger for his WBA Jr. Welterweight Belt will be good, or a rematch with Brandeis Prescott to avenge his kayoed loss is better but for us, the best is by taking on fellow titleholders Timothy Bradley and Devon Alexander, undefeated young talents the Ring Magazine ranks Nos. 1 and 2 respectively. Can Khan unify the belts of 140 pound division? Time and Khan can only tell.
Last Night Event Results at the Madison Square Garden:
Amir Khan TKO 11 Paul Malignaggi
Victor Ortiz W 10 Nate Campbell
Daniel Jacobs W TKO 2 Juan Astorga
Breidis Prescott W TKO 3 Jason Davis
Kelvin Price W 6 Tor Hamer
Denis Douglin W TKO 2 Joshua Onyango
Jamie Kavanagh W TKO 2 William Ware
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