Khan v Malignaggi, May 15th, Madison Square Garden

Golden Boy Promotions are to hold a press conference in London on Friday to announce a fight between their man Amir Khan and former Ricky Hatton foe, Paulie Malignaggi.

The match, Khan's first defence of his WBA light-welterweight title, will take place in New York's legendary Madison Square Garden on May 15th.

This constitutes a swerving of mandatory challenger and reputed puncher Marcos Maidana but should make for an attractive bout nontheless.  Cocky New Yorker Malignaggi won a lot of British fans when he showed great heart against Hatton in 2008 before being stopped late on.

He lost to Juan Diaz but later impressed in reversing the defeat, propelling himself back into the top raft of fighters in the division.

However, Khan's incredible hand speed combined with Malignaggi's natural lack of a dig will make the Bolton man the clear favourite.