Khan in talks to fight on crossover Misfits card

Former light-welterweight world champion Amir Khan is successful talks to conflict connected a Misfits card, BBC Sport understands.

Briton Khan, 37, has been linked pinch a bout against YouTuber-turned-boxer KSI.

Misfits - nan organisation group up by KSI, 30, and promotional partners Wasserman Boxing - considers its merchandise sports entertainment.

A two-year doping ban handed to Khan pursuing his conflict against Kell Brook successful February 2022 has now expired.

Khan posted connected societal media suggesting he was successful negotiations pinch KSI and would invited a bout pinch YouTuber Jake Paul after.

"Be cautious what you desire," Khan told Paul and KSI connected X.

Misfits has been pivotal successful nan emergence of 'crossover boxing', involving societal media stars and celebrities contesting boxing bouts, but critics reason nan promotional outfit - which has besides staged gimmick tag-team fights - damages nan integrity of nan sport.

The organisation has parted ways from nan Professional Boxing Association and it is unclear which assemblage will oversee a imaginable Misfits paper featuring Khan.

Khan has antecedently held a boxing licence pinch nan British Boxing Board of Control and astir of his fights had been overseen by that governing body.

KSI, whose existent sanction is Olajide William Olatunji, won connected his pro boxing debut against Logan Paul successful 2019 but mislaid his 2nd fight, against Briton Tommy Fury, successful 2023.

Khan, a 2004 Olympic metallic medallist, retired from nan athletics successful May 2022 pinch a grounds of 34 wins and six losses.

He tested affirmative for ostarine successful a UK Anti-Doping trial taken connected 19 February 2022, nan nighttime he mislaid to Brook.

Khan accepted he collapsed anti-doping rules but said it was not intentional.

An independent tribunal accepted that argument, ruling retired "deliberate aliases reckless conduct".