On July 18, 2009, Andreas Kotelnik (31-2-1, 13 KOs), the super-lightweight WBA champion, defends his title against British challenger, Amir Khan (20-1, 15 KOs).
Andreas Kotelnik is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Marcos Maidana, 5 months and 11 days ago. Amir Khan is on a 2-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, with his last fight being a technical decision win over Marco Antonio Barrera, 4 months and 4 days ago.
The winning odds are at 85-15 in favor of Amir Khan. Andreas Kotelnik is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Khan should win this fight.
Amir Khan defeated Andreas Kotelnik via unanimous decision and wins the WBA title — in his first world-title fight. Khan improves his record to 21-1, while Kotelnik adds a loss to his record at 31-3-1.