LONDON, (Reuters) – WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan will make the first defence of his title against unbeaten Dmitriy Salita in Newcastle on Dec. 5, his promoter Frank Warren said yesterday.
Ukraine-born Salita, who moved to Brooklyn, New York when he was nine, is the mandatory challenger for Britain’s former Olympic silver medallist who won the belt by beating Andreas Kotelnik in July.
“For Amir’s first defence this is a very tough fight for him and he’s taking on a fighter that the American media are really building up at the moment,” Warren said.
