Mayweather to fight in September, Khan not on fight card

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Unbeaten American welterweight king Floyd Mayweather will reportedly fight on September 13, but this date will rule out England’s Amir Khan as an opponent for religious reasons. Khan, whom Mayweather had avoided when he selected Marcos Maidana to fight in a bout he won earlier this month, had said earlier that he could not fight in September because he would be celebrating Ramadan, a fasting month for Muslims. Khan thought he was going to fight Mayweather this month, going so far as to pull out of a fight last December to help ensure no issues for a May bout. Mayweather’s September bout would be the fourth in a six-fight deal worth $200 million that he signed last year with Showtime.

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