Video: Amir Khan: “My focus is on this fight with Alexander not Mayweather”

“We know what Devon brings, his fast, his quick, his explosive. It’s a fight for the fans. The fans are going to love this fight. We’re both young and in the peak of our careers. We both know that winning this fight is only going to take us to bigger and better fights. There’s a lot of talk of a Mayweather fight, but my whole focus is just on this fight.”

Former unified super lightweight world champion Amir “King” Khan and former two-division world champion Devon Alexander “The Great” were in Los Angeles to host a press conference to announce their eagerly anticipated Saturday, Dec. 13 welterweight showdown at the MGM Grand Garden Arena live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. Khan and Alexander will be joined by former world champions

“Royal Battle: Khan vs. Alexander,” a 12-round welterweight bout for the WBC Silver Welterweight Title.The event will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. and will air on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT).

In the co-main event, Keith Thurman defends his WBA Interim Welterweight World Title against Leonard Bundu, and in the televised opener, Demetrius Andrade defends his WBO Junior Middleweight World Title against Jermell Charlo