Khan: I like to be in America

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The Commonwealth lightweight champion is still basking in the glow of his marvellous fifth-round victory against the highly-respected Marco Antonio Barrera in Manchester two weeks ago.

Khan's classy display emphasised the progress he has made under trainer Freddie Roach since his defeat by Breidis Prescott. The Bolton boxer intends to build on that stunning success and round off 2009 with a shot at the world title and he said: "Training in America is the best move I have made and maybe the defeat by Prescott was a blessing in disguise."

He added: "So much has changed since I starting going to Freddie's gym. I am totally focussed and get away from all the distractions in England.

"I have improved under Freddie. He tells me to keep my hands up tight and hit and move. I have learned to pace myself, be patient and use my jab.

"I have matured as a fighter and become a man. I use my head now and not my heart and am thinking about every shot."

After being relieved to return to winning ways, Khan intends to get back in the ring in three months

"It was a massive gamble to take on Barrera but in any sport you have to take risks, " he said.

"If I had lost it might have been very hard to get back to that level.

"The good thing is the criticism I used to get has stopped. People are paying more attention and notice that I have some talent. I wanted to prove to all the critics they could see me win a big fight and I did just that."