AMIR Khan's next fight will be in June but it will not be for a world or European title.
Khan was elevated to number one contender status for the WBO lightweight title after his seventh-round stoppage of Dane Martin Kristjansen at the Bolton Arena.
With it came the WBO Inter-Continental crown, but Khan will have to wait a little longer for a crack at another title.
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The 21-year-old gave up his Commonwealth belt as he is not prepared to take on British champion and number one contender Jonathan Thaxton, who lost to Yuri Romanov last week.
The European champion from Belarus outclassed Thaxton, but Khan's manager Frank Warren says Romanov is not on the radar at the moment.
"You are talking about the European title and Amir has gone past that as he is the number one contender," Warren said, although he did not rule out a meeting in the future.
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