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Khan books Olympic spot

British 17-year-old Amir Khan has celebrated his qualification for the Athens Olympics by winning the Strandja Cup in Bulgaria.

Lightweight Khan, from Bury, enjoyed a tremendous tournament and beat Rovshan Hysynov of Azerbaijan to lift the title.

Meanwhile, Ricky Hatton and Joe Calzaghe will fight for world titles in Manchester on 5 June. Hatton will take on American Sharmba Mitchell and Calzaghe will fight Jamaica's Glencoffe Johnson.

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