 Khan took less than two minutes to floor Barrett three times |
Amir Khan delighted his hometown crowd with victory over Ryan Barrett inside two minutes at the Bolton Arena. The 19-year-old floored Barrett with a stunning right hand after a minute.
The Thamesmead fighter was dumped twice more before the referee decided enough was enough after one minute 51 seconds as Khan won his ninth pro fight.
"I was up for six rounds," said the teenager. "Ryan is fit and strong and he's ranked a lot higher than me so it went well for me."
He added: "He's only lost two out of 15. All the critics out there saying Amir's not getting the right fights. He also boxed a British eliminator fight so he's showed how good he was."
Khan also reiterated his desire to be given a world title shot in the near future.
"I want to be one of the youngest world champions ever and the way it's going, things are going alright," he said.
His promoter Frank Warren said Khan's next fight, in December, was likely to be over eight rounds.
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