Amir Khan has promised not to make the same mistakes he made first time around when he faces Lamont Peterson in a rematch on May 19.

Bolton fighter Khan still blames foul play for his December split decision defeat by Peterson in the American’s Washington hometown, which saw him lose his WBA and IBF light-welterweight titles.

He has a shot at revenge in two months’ time when the pair meet at the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas and has vowed to make amends.

“In my eyes, the fight was the best fight of 2011. It was toe-to-toe action and exciting,” he said.

“But for this fight, we’re going to change a lot of things. I’ll train hard and am not going to make any mistakes at all. It’s a huge fight, a winnable fight.

“I made a few mistakes in the first fight but I still felt I won it. It was tough and the next one will be even tougher because we know what to expect from each other.”

Khan added: “I always train like a challenger and I want to bring those titles back to Britain.

“We’ll see a different Amir Khan for this fight. I’ll be explosive, as always, and maybe this fight can be one of the fights of the year too.”

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