{"id":292196,"date":"2018-11-21T12:46:04","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T20:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=292196"},"modified":"2021-10-30T17:50:12","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T00:50:12","slug":"amir-khan-reaching-new-levels-under-guidance-of-new-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/boxing-news\/amir-khan\/amir-khan-reaching-new-levels-under-guidance-of-new-head-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Amir Khan reaching new levels under guidance of new head coach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amir Khan dubbed it the \u201cmost satisfying performance\u201d of his career. A heavy underdog in his last bout against Honorio \u201cThe Rock\u201d Banario, Khan prevailed \u2014 and in style.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was a victory of epic proportions for the 24-year-old Singaporean, who bashed down the door for a shot at the vacant ONE Lightweight World Title.<\/span><\/p>\n

Khan will now bid for gold<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> challenging former champion Eduard \u201cLandslide\u201d Folayang<\/a> in the co-main event at ONE: Conquest of Champions at Manila\u2019s Mall of Asia Arena on Friday, November 23.<\/span><\/p>\n

Known for his heavy hands and powerful kicks, Amir Khan stunned the world by submitting Filipino Banario inside the first round at ONE: Beyond The Horizon in Shanghai, China in September. And he\u00a0<\/span>credits a new voice \u2014 the new face of Singapore\u2019s famed gym Evolve MMA \u2014 for his rapid transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI never trained so hard in my life until Eduardo started training me,\u201d said<\/a> Khan, who attributed his grappling skills to the tutelage of the gym\u2019s new head coach Eduardo Pamplona.\u00a0<\/span>\u201cWe only trained for one month, but he pushed me like crazy, and he made me drill the right stuff. We were drilling everything in the fight game to get me ready, and we continued that into the fight.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Khan said he and Pamplona left no stone unturned in their efforts to construct the perfect game plan and defeat Banario in style.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe saw what Banario was, and what we could capitalize on. I was 100-percent confident,\u201d Khan said.\u00a0<\/span>\u201cI knew I was going to get a win and I had no trace of doubt in my mind. Because of all my hard work in training, it made me even more confident.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe trained in every scenario, we covered all the bases, we didn\u2019t leave anything out.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was thinking if the fight goes anywhere \u2013 if the fight stays on the feet, or if I was on the ground, or on my back, or he was on his back \u2013 I could finish him anywhere. I knew no matter what position we were in, I could finish him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The victory over Banario also topped the list as one of his greatest achievements in the ONE Championship cage.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a really big critic of all my fights because I always feel I didn\u2019t perform to my potential, but I will say the last fight [was my best] because Banario is a tough fight,\u201d Khan said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody was expecting him to win and I just made it look easy, so I feel like that was my most satisfying performance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Amir Khan will look for a similarly impressive victory against another Filipino talent when he battles Eduard Folayang this Friday night in Manila (Friday morning in North America).<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 11\/21\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amir Khan dubbed it the \u201cmost satisfying performance\u201d of his career. A heavy underdog in his last bout against Honorio \u201cThe Rock\u201d Banario, Khan prevailed \u2014 and in style. It was a victory of epic proportions for the 24-year-old Singaporean, who bashed down the door for a shot at the vacant ONE Lightweight World Title. 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