Khan to fight Mayweather?

Floyd Mayweather has asked his Twitter followers if his next fight should be against Bolton's Amir Khan or Argentinian Marcos Maidana.

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Maidana responds to Mayweather tweet

Carlos Maidana has responded to Floyd Mayweather's question to fans about who he should face next, by posting the question in Spanish.

Mayweather could face Bolton's Amir Khan, but Argentinian Maidana has reposted Mayweather's tweet in his native language to Spanish fans.

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Thousands respond to Mayweather tweet

Floyd Mayweather's tweet had received thousands of interactions Credit: Twitter

Floyd Mayweather's question to fans over who his next fight should be with has had thousands of interactions on Twitter.

Mayweather posed the question with a picture of Amir Khan and Marcos Madiana, the two men linked to face the boxer next.

Bolton-born Khan signed a contract in December that put him in line for a possible super-fight with Mayweather this year, but he is still waiting to find out if he will face the unbeaten world light-middleweight champion

Fans to decide if Amir Khan faces Floyd Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather has asked his fans on Twitter if he should fight Amir Khan next.

The Bolton-born star signed a contract in December that put him in line for a possible super-fight, but he could also face Argentina's Marcos Maidana.

Khan, a former world champion and 2004 Olympic silver medallist, has been holding out for a lucrative clash with Mayweather since suffering a scare in his last fight - a dramatic points victory over Julio Diaz - in Sheffield last April.

Bolton's Khan has a 28-3 record as a professional, while Mayweather has won all 45 of his bouts, including victory over the previously undefeated Ricky Hatton in 2008.The 30-year-old Maidana, who Khan beat in 2011, has a 35-3 record.

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