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Fans who had watched the Commonwealth champion's progression up the rankings on free-to-air channel ITV, will now have to pay £14.99 to watch his fight against Colombia's Breidis Prescott at Manchester's MEN Arena on September 6 on Sky Box Office.
"I find it astonishing that terrestrial television [ITV and BBC] did not find the money to have [Amir Khan]'s fights on their networks because he has shown he can guarantee huge Saturday night audiences. But I believe he has a big enough fan base now to make him a pay-per-view success."I have agreed a multi-fight deal with Sky and now we have got to do the business. Everyone said I couldn't build a star on satellite TV but I did with [Ricky Hatton]. And now some suggest it is too soon to have Amir as a pay-per-view attraction.See the full content of this document
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Warren &Amp; Peace
LIGHTWEIGHT boxer Amir Khan's box-office debut could be a disaster if his fans choose to boycott next month's bout on Sky TV....
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