Peterson agrees to Khan rematch

American boxer Lamont Peterson has agreed to a rematch with Amir Khan.

The Bolton boxer had complained over several issues after losing the original fight on points.

The 25-year-old highlighted grievances after the loss, chiefly referee Joseph Cooper's deduction of two points, the judges' scoring of the bout and the unexplained presence of 'mystery man' Mustafa Ameen at ringside.

But now King Khan will have opportunity to avenge that defeat on May 19.

Golden Boy chief executive Richard Schaefer revealed he had already sought guarantees over the security at ringside this time

He said: "We have a deal, we are all set. This is going to be a big, and I mean a very big fight.

"The first fight was a terrific fight, an all-action fight, a lot of controversy, a lot of questions surrounding it so this one here is hopefully going to clear up all these question marks."

He added: "(Security) will be very tight and Las Vegas is probably the best commission in the world and I know they are going to make sure that everything is going to be totally above board.

"I've already had conversations with the Las Vegas commission to make sure that it is going to be absolutely neutral ground for both fighters.

"We won't see any men in hats sitting at the scorers' table."