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Khan retains WBA lightwelterweight title against Salita LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainBoxing on TSNeotText SizeNEWCASTLE England Amir Khan retained his WBA lightwelterweight title in stunning fashion Saturday knocking down unbeaten challenger Dmitriy Salita three times before the fight was stopped after only 76 secondsKhan (221 16 KOs) put Salita on the canvas after barely 10 seconds at Metro Radio Arena Khan then hurt him with a left forcing another count and followed up with a lightningquick combination to send the New Yorkbased fighter down on one kneeSalita (3111) got up but was unsteady on the ropes and the referee stopped the bout to give Khan his first defence of a title he won by beating Andreas Kotelnik of Ukraine in JulyFew gave Salita much of a shot against Khan who is considered one of the most talented upandcoming fighters at 140 pounds in the world Hes rampaged through his last four opponents only Kotelnik going the distance in a lopsided decisionIt was very explosive said Khan who won silver for England at the 2004 Olympics We had too much power for this guy Im a growing young man and developing as a man After the first shot I could see his legs buckling and I just had to take my time I knew he was goingKhan praised trainer Freddie Roach for turning around his career since losing in 54 seconds to Breidis Prescott of Colombia in September 2008 Khan has been working at the Wild Card gym in Los Angeles with among others poundforpound king Manny PacquiaoIt was a blessing in disguise what happened against Prescott I got beat and came back stronger Khan said Im getting stronger and quicker Freddie said to take it easy pick the right shots and youll take this guy out and we didFreddie is a great trainer hes like a father figure to me and to have him in my corner means a lot Everyone knows Im a hardworking fighter and if you put the hard work in youre going to get the benefitslog inLatestOldestHighest ScoreLowest ScoreKarma 40 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBoomr reynoldsDecember 10 2009 1043AMOn that hard puncher front I just read that if the WBA orders a Marcos Maidana fight Khan will refuse and give up the belt rather than fight the hardpunching Argentinian report this commentKarma 40 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBoosudzyDecember 9 2009 138PMBring on Victor Ortiz and lets keep this division going! report this commentKarma 41 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBooTony19December 7 2009 824PMI wish I saw the fight report this commentKarma 41 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBoomr reynoldsDecember 7 2009 133PMTough to...