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KHAN FACES COLOMBIAN KO KING

Explosive showdown live and exclusive on Sky Box Office

British boxing superstar Amir Khan faces the fight of his life against Colombian powerhouse Breidis Prescott on September 6 at the M.E.N Arena in Manchester. The 25-year-old Colombian boasts a fearsome unbeaten record of 19 fights with 17 big knockout wins - a staggering 14 coming inside three rounds. Khan has an equally impressive record - undefeated in 18 fights with 14 KO's - and recently stopped Michael Gomez in a thrilling five-round shoot out. At nearly 6' Prescott, who has boxed as high as light-welterweight before, will have a slight height advantage over Khan. The pair will fight for Khan's WBO Intercontinental lightweight title at the M.E.N Arena that has seen some of the best fights in recent years including Ricky Hatton v Kostya Tszyu and Joe Calzaghe v Ricky Hatton. And Khan is looking to put on an a great performance for his glittering debut on Sky Box Office, after promoter Frank Warren signed a new 20-fight deal with Britain's premier sports broadcaster.

"Prescott looks dangerous but he's just the kind of opponent I need at this stage of my career to get my fear instinct to kick in," said Khan."He may have been knocking them out left right and centre, but I'm going to make him wake up and smell the coffee! I've been working on my defensive skills with new coach Jorge Rubio, and it looks like Prescott will be testing out what I've been learning in the gym. Along with my strength and conditioning coach, I'm also punching harder than ever before, and I think my offensive skills are going to win my this fight. I love to entertain the crowd and the viewers on Sky Box Office, and I plan to go to war against Prescott. I won't be hiding from him - I'll go after him and try and knock him out like I do with all my opponents."

Hailing from Barranquilla, Colombia, Prescott was due to challenge for the WBA Fedalatin lightweight title before accepting this bout. A man of few words, he said this morning: "Khan is just a boy. I'm will knock him out," he said this morning.

Alex Arthur's first defence of his WBO World Super-Featherweight title against Nicky Cook headlines the blockbuster show. The night of boxing will be available to Sky digital subscribers for £14.95 on Sky Box Office channel 743 and in high definition on channel 753. It can be ordered by press the red button on the Sky remote handset - there is a £1 booking fee for any orders made by phone. For further information and to order the event, viewers can call: 08442 410 888

Tickets for the M.E.N Arena show are priced at £30, £40, £50, £100, £150 and £200 and are available from www.frankwarren.tv and the following outlets:

M.E.N Ticketmaster
0870 190 8000
www.men-arena.com

BWFC
0871 871 2932
khantickets@bwfc.co.uk

Khan Boxing
01204 535 332
www.amirkhan-boxing.com

See Tickets
0871 220 0260
www.seetickets.com

Ticket Factory
0871 945 6000
www.ticketfactory.co.uk