Khan has not been in competitive action since May 2016, when he took on Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas and was knocked out in the sixth round.
The Brit drew plaudits for holding his own up to that point, but his boxing reputation has diminished since with a very public divorce and reconciliation with his wife, a Twitter spat with Anthony Joshua and an acrimonious attempt to negotiate a fight with Kell Brook.
By contrast, Saunders has revolutionised his career since a dismal performance, despite winning, against Artur Akavov in Glasgow in December 2016.
The 28-year-old has joined Dom Ingle’s gym in Sheffield and in his last outing produced a fine performance to beat David Lemieux on his home turf in Montreal.
Both men are back in action in Britain in April – so here’s when to check them out.
Boxing schedule, April 2018
April 14, Billy Joe Saunders vs Martin Murray, O2 Arena, London (WBO middleweight world title)
Undercard: Terry Flanagan vs Maurice Hooker (WBO super-lightweight world title), Ohara Davies, Daniel Dubois, Anthony Yarde
April 21, Carl Frampton vs Bonito Donaire, SSE Arena, Belfast
Undercard: Zolani Tete vs Omar Andres Narvaez (WBO bantamweight world title)
April 21, Jermall Charlo vs Hugo Centeno Jr, Barclays Centre, Brooklyn (WBC middleweight interim world title)
April 21, Amir Khan vs Phil Lo Greco, Echo Arena, Liverpool
April 28, Daniel Jacobs vs Maciej Sulecki, Barclays Center, Brooklyn
Undercard: Jarrell Miller vs Johann Duhaupas, Katie Taylor vs Victoria Noelia Bustos (IBF and WBA lightweight world titles)
