Mayweather, 36, pitted Khan against his former opponent Marcos Maidana to give fans the power to choose who will be in the opposite corner to him on May 3, with the Briton polling almost 60% of over 35,000 votes cast.
Former world light-welterweight champion Khan has now secured the fight that his home media had predicted as early as October 2013 as the 27 year-old gears up for the fight of his life at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
There is no doubt that ‘Money’ Mayweather will start a heavy favourite when the two finally exchange blows, although there are some that believe Khan’s speed can trouble the American more that his last few opponents have managed.
Now that the poll is out of the way, the build-up can begin in earnest, with a press tour likely to happen by the end of the month as Golden Boy attempt to push Khan as a genuine contender to end Mayweather’s perect record.
Khan has had plenty of time to prepare having not fought since an April 2013 win over Julio Diaz – as Mayweather nails down one of only four spots left for challengers until his impending 2015 retirement.
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