9:55pm Monday 24th March 2008
By David Magilton
AMIR Khan's hopes of becoming the youngest British boxer to win a world title have been dashed by the failure of Gavin Rees to successfully defend his WBA light-welterweight title against Andreas Kotelnik.
The Welshman was outboxed and stopped in the final round, denying the Bolton boxer the chance of a meeting with Rees in the summer.
With just two fights left on his current deal with ITV, Khan's manager Frank Warren had hoped to set up a lucrative encounter between the two.
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