Amir Khan admits the last 12 months have been the worst year of his life as he aims to end a catastrophic run by beating Carlos Molina in a “make or break” fight tonight.
The Bolton light-welterweight faces unbeaten Molina at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena knowing it is win or bust following two devastating defeats in a row.
Khan (26) lost a controversial decision to Lamont Peterson in Washington a year ago before being stunned by Danny Garcia in a fourth-round stoppage on his next appearance.
Now he faces untested Molina, acutely aware that another shock defeat will send him crashing out of the world title picture and perhaps end his career as an elite-level fighter.
“It’s a make or break fight for me because I have to win it if I want to move on to bigger and better things,” he said.
“This year has probably been the worst of my life. It’s been tough. It’s just about regrouping and redeeming myself.”
“It’s one of the biggest fights of my life after everything that’s happened. Every fight is a big fight for me but this is one that I’m taking very seriously.”
Californian Molina is is confident he can follow Peterson and Garcia by springing an upset.
“We know Amir doesn’t like pressure fighters and whatever way we can make him uncomfortable, that’s what we’ll do. I’m going to make this a street fight.”