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Amir Khan will have to wait to knock-out his Indian opponent Neeraj Goyat in the July 12 fight in Saudia Arabia, since the bout has been cancelled.
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According to The Sun, the Indian boxer has suffered serious injuries after being involved in a car accident.
A statement released by the promoter of the Super Boxing League, Bill Dosanjh, reads: “We are very sad to inform that our star Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat, who was preparing for his mega-fight against Amir Khan, had a car accident last night that has caused him severe injuries.
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"He is currently in hospital and we wish him a speedy recovery."
Slowly warming into the hard session, warming the body and muscles up then bang💥 #July12 #KhanDib #SaudiArabia #jeddah_season pic.twitter.com/cQBiGRadzL
— Amir Khan (@amirkingkhan) June 26, 2019
However, Amir still has an opponent to face in Australia's Billy Dib.
https://twitter.com/boxingnewstv/status/1143881598070341635
The Aussie boxer, who operates at featherweight or super feather, confirmed the news on his Twitter account.
In life you get a limited number of opportunities to do something monumental, and like the greatest in any industry will tell you, when an opportunity comes knocking you answer.
— Billy Dib (@BillyDib) June 26, 2019
This is my real life Rocky Moment. #Daretobegreat pic.twitter.com/R66mwAQFP1
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