Amir Khan barely makes the weight ahead of Samuel Vargas fight

The two men meet in a non-title bout at Arena Birmingham on Saturday as the Bolton favourite continues his comeback after a two-year break from the sport.

While Colombia-born Canadian Vargas comfortably made the weight with a pount to spare, Khan, 31, was a couple of pounds too heavy.

Removing his socks was not sufficient to make the 147lb limit, so a security guard's jacket was needed to protect his modesty as he removed his briefs to hit the weight at the third attempt.

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