• Khan changes mind after earlier rejecting talk of Hatton meeting • Fight could be richest in domestic boxing history Amir Khan has stated for the first time that he wants a “tear-up” with Ricky Hatton, having recently denied he had any intention of fighting the 30-year-old former two-weight world champion. Khan, who makes a first challenge for a world title when he fights Andreas Kotelnik for …

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