Terence Crawford vs Amir Khan Fight Night

Terence Crawford vs Amir Khan Fight Night : Whoever loses Saturday night’s welterweight title fight at Madison Square Garden will resume his career, make plenty more money and eventually build an admirable legacy.

But make no mistake; there is plenty on the line when Terence Crawford defends his WBO championship against Britain’s Amir Khan in this pay-per-view matchup.

For Crawford (34-0, 25 KOs) it is a chance to prove he can handle fighting a natural welterweight with the kind of solid boxing skills that Khan (33-4, 20 KOs) possesses. It’s also a chance to position himself for another mega-fight with the likes of Errol Spence Jr. or Manny Pacquiao.

Crawford of Omaha, NE, also wants to be regarded as one of the best to ever put on gloves, and to do that he has to get past Khan and continue on.

There have been unmistakable valedictory overtones in the final run-up to Amir Khan’s fight with the dangerous Terence Crawford on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.

The twice former world light-welterweight champion is plainly closer to the end than the start of his fighting days, nearly a decade and a half since he vaulted to stardom with a silver medal for Great Britain at the Athens Olympics aged 17. The professional career that followed has not always complied with the best-laid plans, even if the story has never wanted for drama. Khan mixed it up with the best in the business from an early age, never backing down from the biggest challenges and winning more big fights than he has lost.

Saturday night, boxing heads to PPV when Terence Crawford (34-0; 25 KOs) defends his WBO Welterweight (147 lbs.) title against Amir Khan (33-4; 20 KOs) in the first Top Rank on ESPN PPV. Crawford vs. Khan takes place this Saturday, April 20 and airs live with a fight time of 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT.

Should Amir Khan send a shockwave through world boxing by beating Terence Crawford in Manhattan on Saturday night, the Bolton man will have more to thank his wife Faryal Makhdoom for than usual.

However, after assuming the role of camp manager for her husband's California preparation over the last few months, Khan says his wife is ready to walk out on him just as quickly as she took the job in the first place.

“I've got to take my hat off to her,” said Khan from a room deep inside Madison Square Garden. “She did everything, man.