What happened last time out for Khan?

Like he did when he took on Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in 2017, Amir Khan stepped up to take one of the sport's pound-for-pound best in Terence Crawford last April.

Few expected him to beat the WBO welterweight champion - but the manner of that defeat in New York was a tad unusual.

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The fight’s decisive moment came in the sixth round when he was caught with a shuddering low blow.

Rules would have allowed Khan to take up to five minutes to recover from the illegal shot but said he felt he was unable to continue.

In his post-fight interview, the 32-year-old explained he told trainer Virgil Hunter he could no longer move, prompting the early stoppage that drew boos from the New York crowd.

The fight was just getting interesting,” Khan told BT Sport. “Terence was great, I am not taking anything away from him. I have realised why he was one of the best pound for pound. I could feel that punch in the stomach and legs. I have never been hit below the belt and was in pain.

"I could feel it in my stomach and legs. I said 'I can't move'.

Crawford took a different view.

"I saw Amir’s face change and he was shaking his head and I was getting disappointed because he was looking for a way out.

“Him and Virgil were having a conversation, I didn’t know what it was about, but Amir just kept shaking his head and I was like ‘oh man, he’s about to quit’. I was right. It is not the way I wanted to finish the fight.

“Virgil is there to look after his fighter and he felt his fighter didn’t want to fight no more, so he stopped the fight.”