amir khan has ended speculation over his next opponent by announcing he will fight former light welterweight world champion chris algieri on may 30 the bolton fighter had earlier this week come under increasing pressure to take on british rival and ibf welterweight champion kell brook in june however, khan, who was also linked with bouts against adrien broner and keith thurman, said he was already deep in negotiations to fight somebody else amir khan (left) has announced his next fight will be against chris algieri at welterweight on may 30  khan's (right) last fight came against devon alexander in december, whom he beat to take his record to 30 3  algieri (left) lost his last bout against manny pacquiao in november   his first defeat in his professional career  algieri was knocked down six times en route to a heavily lopsided points loss in macau  and on his wife's youtube channel khan announced: 'the next opponent will be chris algieri i will be taking that fight at 147lbs (the welterweight limit)' the fight has yet to be rubber stamped, but khan added: 'i'm looking forward to getting this fight announced officially by my manager and advisor al haymon '(his management team) think it's the right fight for me, they want to keep me going' algieri's only defeat in his 21 fight professional career came in his last bout against filipino superstar manny pacquiao, who faces floyd mayweather in a mega fight on may 2 algieri was knocked down six times en route to a heavily lopsided points loss in november last year yet khan believes his american foe is a credible opponent as he wrested the wbo light welterweight title off the much feared ruslan provodnikov in june 2014 khan said: 'you can class him as an a class opponent 'he has fought decent opponents, beaten decent opponents, and just fell short against manny pacquiao, which is an a star opponent 'he's a decent boxer overall he knows how to box and knows how to move well he takes a decent amount of shots and he's got a decent amount of power, so i think overall it's going to be a good fight for me' the 28 year old hopes to fight in algieri's home city of new york, with khan's only previous outing there an 11th round stoppage of paulie malignaggi at madison square garden in may 2010 adrien broner (right) had been relentless in calling out of khan since his comfortable win over john molina jr  khan (pictured in march 2014) hopes to fight algieri's home city of new york next month  khan (right) has fought once before in new york   where he defeated paulie malignaggi  in may 2010  this time, though, khan wants the non title bout at the barclays center as he said: 'we're looking at fighting in new york, i think new york's a great venue for me 'having that fight in new york will be good for the uk fans in a way because it will give them a chance to travel and it won't be as far as going to (las) vegas 'this time i'd like to fight at the barclays center, which i've never fought at' khan has made no secret of his desire to chase lucrative showdowns against mayweather or pacquiao and is confident a win over algieri can lead him to that 'hopefully this can lead me on to the bigger fights in the future, which is what i'm looking at,' he added but khan's announcement has left ibf welterweight champion brook disappointed sheffield's brook retained his world strap with a four round destruction of jo jo dan a week ago and immediately called out regular verbal sparring partner khan the two have spent the week trading barbs   with brook offering a june 13 date at wembley for an all british bout   but khan made it clear he was going his own way when announcing his next opponent on thursday the bolton man said he will face chris algieri in new york on may 30 and brook cannot understand the move after kell brook's victory over jo jo dan on march 1, he called out amir khan in a post match interview  khan has previously refused a fight with brook, but now promises it will take place within 12 months  'if someone said to me you can get five million quid, a world title, fight at wembley with a fight that every fan wants to see, it's a no brainer for me,' 28 year old brook told bbc 5 live 'he's fighting algieri who didn't win a round against (manny) pacquiao, a feather puncher, not a big puncher it doesn't make sense to me 'i'm world champion, i'm calling him out, we want the fight, there's a word title and a bagful of money and it doesn't make sense that he's fighting this guy who's bringing nothing to the table 'he's said he'll fight me before but when it comes to it, i don't get why he doesn't want to fight me yes (i feel frustrated), wherever i go it's always amir khan, when are you going to fight him? 'he's delicate around the whiskers, he knows i'm a big strong welterweight and he knows i'm coming for that chin of his' khan hit back on twitter, though, saying: 'seems to me kel brook is dying to fight me for the big pay day before he faces a half decent opponent and loses that ibf title'
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amir khan will fight chris algieri in new york next month  khan has won 30 bouts   including victory over devon alexander last year  algieri has only tasted defeat once in 21 fight professional career  31 year old lost via a unanimous decision to manny pacquiao in november  but the announcement has left kell brook frustrated  the sheffield fighter called out khan after his win over jo jo dan 