It’s now official that Amir Khan is parting ways with trainer Freddie Roach. Rumors had been circulating for quite some time now, since Khan’s recent knockout defeat at the hands of Danny Garcia. Right here, you can find Khan’s official statement on splitting up with Roach, whom he began working with after his first KO loss, the stunning 1 rd defeat to Breidis Prescott back in his lightweight days.
Statement from Amir Khan:
After nearly four years together, in which we enjoyed some great success, I part ways with my trainer Freddie Roach. I would like to thank him for all his hardwork and help during this period and express my gratitude to him for the progress he helped bring about whilst I was under him.
I would also like to thank his team. I loved every minute training in LA at the Wildcard Gym, learning and sparring alongside some truly great fighters and meeting some fantastic people.
I feel now, however, is the right time in my career to make a fresh change and bring in a new trainer. I’m looking forward, and am excited, about the prospect of working alongside someone new. I will make an announcement in due course of who this will be.
There are some specific aspects of my game I’m looking to work on and hopefully improve. My next training camp begins in early October and I will have everything in place by then.
Amir Khan
The split comes after back-to-back defeats for Khan, but also, after lots of murmuring about Khan’s place in the Wild Card stable, where Freddie Roach is busy catering first to Manny Pacquiao, and second to everybody else. Of course, he also works with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and a number of other notable fighters as well.
