01-13-2008
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Khan eyes Naseem's title record
Source ; bbc sport
 Khan remains unbeaten in his professional career so far
Amir Khan has set himself the task of becoming Britain's youngest world champion since World War Two.
Khan conceded he may need four fights in six months to achieve the feat if he is to take the record away from former featherweight champion Naseem Hamed.
"If we can just squeeze one more fight in; if I can get the next one out of the way I could be on to a world title fight," Khan told BBC 5 Live.
"I want to be the youngest world champion in Britain."
Khan needs to be a title-holder by the end of June if he is to become Britain's youngest world champion.
That would allow him to beat Hamed who defeated Steve Robinson for the WBO featherweight title in 1995, aged 21 years and 230 days.
"It is good to be ambitious," added Khan. "This lightweight division is a lot tougher than when Naseem was around. The Americans have taken over. (In) four fights definitely I will be world champion."
Bolton-born boxer Khan's next bout is with Denmark's Martin Kristjansen in London on 2 February.
Khan will take on Kristjansen for the vacant World Boxing Organisation (WBO) inter-continental lightweight title at the ExCel Arena and promoter Frank Warren hopes the fight will be ratified as an eliminator for a WBO title shot.
Kristjansen, 30, holds a respectable 19-1-3 pro record, and has won his last eight fights, but has only five victories by way of a stoppage.
In December Khan took just 72 seconds to beat former British champion Graham Earl.
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