Khan outclasses Malignaggi

Amir Khan successfully defended his WBA light-welterweight crown against Paulie Malignaggi at Madison Square Garden.

Khan's superior speed and an impressive jab saw him take control of the fight after a couple of furious, even opening rounds.

Brave Malignaggi took some big shots and against the wishes of the ringside doctor, opted to fight on into the 11th round when the referee stopped the fight.

Khan said: "It's my first fight away from home so I'm very happy."

"He was an awkward opponent, but we stuck to the gameplan and stopped him in the 11th round.

"We had to break him down slowly, we didn't want to run in there trying to knock him out because we would have got caught with shots.

"I was a little nervous, I was fighting in his home town but I put in the hard work in the gym and I knew my work ethic would carry me home."