Amir Khan's July 31st fight could be on the JMM vs Diaz PPV.

Junior welterweight titlist Amir Khan, fresh from his near-flawless American debut and 11th-round TKO of Paulie Malignaggi, might return July 31 for a fight in his native England. Khan would like to fight before the start of the Muslim holiday Ramadan in mid-August.

If things work out the way Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer envisions it, Khan's fight will be held July 31 and will turn the HBO PPV card featuring Juan Manuel Marquez-Juan Diaz II in Las Vegas into a split-site card.

Schaefer told ESPN.com he has two venues on hold for Khan's fight -- the O2 Arena in London and the MEN Arena in Manchester -- and that he is planning a trip to England in early June to meet with British Sky television network executives about the fight and to talk to Khan's team about opponents.

"The date we have, the site we have, now we need to hone in on potential opponents," said Schaefer, who suggested Australian interim lightweight titlist Michael Katsidis, who blew out British contender Kevin Mitchell in England last week.

"I talked to Brendan Smith [Katsidis' manager], and what they would like to do is fight Marquez as the mandatory challenger," Schaefer said. "They might just wait to see what happens with Marquez-Diaz, but if the right opportunity comes along? They are not saying yes and they are not saying no."

Schaefer also said having Khan on the telecast with Marquez-Diaz could set up a fight with the winners.

"Let's say Khan and Marquez [the lightweight champion] win on the same card -- it would be possible to see them fight each other," he said. "Marquez wants to become the first Mexican to win a title in a fourth weight class, and maybe we could make the fight with Khan in the fall."

Khan's mandatory challenger is interim titlist Marcos Maidana, whom Khan said he wants to fight. But Maidana is unavailable for July 31 after withdrawing from a July fight against titlist Timothy Bradley Jr., claiming a back injury.

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thanks ali..it looks like a few more good fights will materilize shortly..this will be a great year.

If they can pull that off along with the rumored Guzman-Casa fight, its going to be on hell of a ppv. Mos def will order it, or at least go to the theater.