Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana was a professional boxing match contested on December 11, 2010, for the WBA Light welterweight championship.

[2] On 9 March 2010, Golden Boy Promotions confirmed that WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan and former light welterweight world champion Paulie Malignaggi will hold a press conference in London to announce their world title bout set for 15 May at the Madison Square Garden in New York.

[9] Guaranteed fight purses: Khan successfully defended his title for the third time against mandatory challenger Marcos Maidana.

Khan dominated the fight early and knocked down Maidana in the 1st round with multiple body shots.

However, Maidana recovered and battered Khan with a furious barrage in the tenth, sending him wobbling toward the ropes.

Khan won the fight by unanimous decision on the strength of his performance in the earlier rounds as well as a point deduction against Maidana for throwing an elbow in the fifth.

[citation needed] C. J. Ross and Jerry Roth both scored the bout 114–111 while Glenn Trowbridge had it 113–112.