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Amir Khan VS Billy Dib | WBC International Welterweight Championship 2019 | Today

Former two-time world champion Amir Khan is all set to take on his Australian counterpart, the two-time world champion, Billy Dib in a historic WBC International Welterweight Championship 2019 today in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

As the first ever Pakistan-India bout went down, The King, Amir Khan did not stop and now have an Australian counterpart named: Bilal "Billy" Dib to fight for the WBC International Welterweight belt.


The Australian, 33 year old boxer, Bilal "Billy" Dib held the IBF Featherweight Title from 2011 to 2013, and the IBO Super-Featherweight Title in 2008. Dib's first professional fight was against Chad Roy Naidu in August 2004, as an 18-year-old. He won, and subsequently went on to win the next 20 bouts, not losing until October 2008, against Steven Luevano.

While The Two-time World Champion, Khan holds an incredible record of 33 wins among his total 38 fights contested, with 20 of them won by KO. Khan is a former unified light-welterweight world champion, having held the WBA (later Super) title from 2009 to 2012, and the IBF title in 2011.

At regional level, he held the Commonwealth lightweight title from 2007 to 2008. He also held the WBC Silver welterweight title from 2014 to 2016, and once challenged for a middleweight world title in 2016.

It is the fight of the year that you do not want to miss out for which the booming of the boxing ring with World boxing champions, Amir Khan and Billy Dib in a global championship fight will be followed live on PTVSports at 09:00 PM sharp (PST). 

This global fight will also be lit with rap giants Rick Ross and Tyga performing to make this night unforgettable. 

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