British welterweight Amir Khan has claimed that Floyd Mayweather Jr doesn't want to face him in what is scheduled to be his final fight on September 12.
After defeating Manny Pacquiao in May, Mayweather announced that he would only compete one more time before retiring from the ring, while on Saturday, he indicated that he would face either Karim Mayfield or Andre Berto.
Neither contest would create the same level of intrigue as a showdown with Khan, and the former Olympic silver medallist has encouraged the pound-for-pound king to face him at the MGM Grand.
The 28-year-old told The National: "There is nothing more from their camp. Floyd is clearly avoiding me; that's the fight I want, I've proved myself in the welterweight division, so I don't know what more to do.
"He fought Pacquiao now when he is over the hill. If he had fought him five years ago, Manny would've beaten him.
"I hear he wants an easy fight for his 49th and final fight; he has been mentioning names like Andre Berto and Karim Mayfield. Why not take the fight with me, if he thinks I am that easy?"
Khan last fought on May 29 in New York, where he battled to a points win over Chris Algieri.
Darren Plant
