LONDON, April 25: British Olympic lightweight silver medallist Amir Khan will fight his Athens conqueror Mario Kindelan of Cuba at the Reebok stadium in Bolton on May 14. Khan, 18, was thwarted in his bid to become the youngest Olympic boxing champion since American Floyd Patterson in 1952 when he lost 30-22 to Kindelan last August.

The fight was originally scheduled for April 30 but was postponed because of Kindelan’s commitments with the national squad.

In a statement announcing the rematch on Monday promoter Frank Warren said the bout featured the two best amateur boxers in the world.

Khan, who was 17 in Athens, said he believed he would defeat the 33-year-old Cuban.

“I appreciate and respect the fact that Kindelan is coming over to England to fight me and I’m looking forward to boxing him again,” Khan said.—Reuters