Amir Khan reveals title defence against Marcos Maidana

Amir Khan has said he is set to defend his WBA light-welterweight title against Marcos Maidana on 11 December. Argentina's Maidana, 27, is the Briton's mandatory challenger, whose impressive record includes 27 knockouts from 29 wins, and only one defeat. Khan revealed on Twitter: "All the legality work for the next fight has been done and signed by both parties." The 23-year-old California-based Bolton fighter defeated Paulie Malignaggi in his last outing in New York in May. It was Khan's first fight in the United States and after he stopped Malignaggi in his home city in the 11th round, he vowed not to leave the light-welterweight division until he had unified it.  Maidana fought more recently, in August, and went the distance for only the third time in his career to clinch a unanimous points victory over DeMarcus Corley. Khan, who had claimed Maidana was pricing himself out of the fight, wanted to bring the contest to England. However, although a venue has yet to be decided, although Las Vegas is rumoured to be favourite with Khan reportedly making the concession to get the bout agreed.