Khan, Garcia eye big future

Britain's Amir Khan and undefeated American Danny Garcia meet in a light-welterweight title unification showdown on Saturday with each fighter seeking a victory to launch him to another level.

Khan, 26-2 with 18 knockouts, will defend the World Boxing Association title he was given earlier this week while Garcia, 23-0 with 14 knockouts, defends his World Boxing Council crown.

Khan lost the WBA and International Boxing Federation titles last December in a controversial split decision to Lamont Peterson in the American's hometown of Washington, but protested the outcome over several issues.

A rematch was booked but Peterson came back positive in random doping tests and the fight was called off, with Garcia entering the picture and Khan coming into the fight after 16 weeks of training and with his WBA title returned.

"It's thrilling," Khan said. "Having two world titles makes the fight even bigger. "We're more than ready for this fight. That (extra training time) maybe is going to give us more experience and in a way help me a little bit more because I've spent more time in the gym." For Garcia, Khan would be the biggest victim on his unblemished record and could signal a jump into the welterweight division and such stars as unbeaten Floyd Mayweather and Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao. AFP