IBF to probe Khan loss to Peterson

The IBF confirmed today that they will investigate Amir Khan's defeat by Lamont Peterson after receiving a request for a formal appeal from Golden Boy Promotions.

One of the areas of the appeal will be "miscalculation of scoring" after Golden Boy chief executive Richard Schaefer claimed there were irregularities in the way the scorecards were compiled and collected.

Khan was relieved of his WBA and IBF world titles by Peterson, the home town fighter, in a decision that continues to be bitterly disputed by the 25-year-old.

The performance of referee Joe Cooper, who docked two points from Khan for pushing, in Washington 11 days ago has also aroused the suspicions of Golden Boy.

The appeal is expected to be heard in New York on January 18 and 19.

Schaefer, who wants the fight result overturned or an immediate rematch, has alleged that the IBF's master scorecard disappeared immediately after the fight, only for a different version to be produced two days later.