If Amir Khan can stop Samuel Vargas on September 8th, he thinks the time is right for a showdown with Manny Pacquiao.
Khan takes on Vargas on September 9th in Birmingham, England, and Eddie Hearn is hoping to have Khan fight at Principality Stadium in Cardiff Wales in December. Which could be against Pacquiao.
Khan and Pacquiao reached an agreement in February 2017 to fight later that year in April, but the financial backers for their fights in the United Arab Emirates would fall through.
Hearn also is hoping to make a fight between Khan and Kell Brook happen, but Brook is no longer interested in fighting at welterweight, and Khan does not want to move up to 154 pounds to fight Brook at junior middleweight.
"I can't afford to look past this fight and I'm not really paying any attention to it," Khan said of any options past September 8th. "But I have read a few things about Eddie talking to people and Eddie wanting me to fight before the end of the year, so let's see. But I really do believe I am one of the few who can sell out a stadium in the UK. It's more than just the stadium. It's the personality and the person who sells that fight, and it's the dance partner as well.