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OLIVER Harrison, ditched by Amir Khan as his trainer this week, says he has not had any contact with the Bolton fighter since his last fight.

Harrison was in Khan's corner at the Bolton Arena on April 5, but says that since then he has not spoken to the Commonwealth lightweight champion.

Harrison said: "I trained Amir to beat the number one amateur in the world, who was Mario Kindelan.

"I trained him for all his 17 pro fights, which he won with 13 knock downs. He improved with every fight and is now ranked number five in the world.

"We were just round the corner from a world title, which we would have won.

"I thought we got on so well on a personal basis as well as professional, but I haven't heard anything from Amir since the Bolton fight on April 5. I have just read what has happened in the papers.

"It just doesn't add up. I don't understand why he has gone to an American trainer.""

Salford-based Harrison took over as Khan's trainer in 2005 when the Bolton boxer signed up with Frank Warren as his manager and promoter.

Khan's next fight at Birmingham Indoor Arena, will be the last under the present ITV deal and the television company is not expected to bid for a new contract.

It is also the last fight under the three-year deal Khan signed with Warren, although it is unlikely that the Bolton boxer would leave Europe's leading promoter with a world title bid just around the corner.

Khan's father Shah said: "I tried to get hold of Oliver two weeks before his last fight but he never returned my calls.

"We have sent him a letter informing him of our decision.

"There is something not right, and although he prepared Amir okay for the fight, we needed to communicate. If there was a situation then we had to resolve it otherwise we wouldn't get anywhere.

"We would have loved Oliver to have stayed with Amir even if we had brought in an American trainer."

8:54am Wednesday 30th April 2008

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