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Amir Khan
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Real name Amir Iqbal Khan
Nickname(s) King Khan
Rated at Light Welterweight
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nationality British
Birth date 8 December 1986 (1986-12-08) (age 23)
Birth place Bolton,
Greater Manchester,
England
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 23
Wins 22
Wins by KO 16
Losses 1
Draws 0
No contests 0
Olympic medal record
Men's boxing
Silver 2004 Athens Lightweight

Amir Iqbal Khan (Punjabi/Urdu: عامر اقبال خان) (born 8 December 1986) is a British boxer from Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.[1] He is the current WBA World light welterweight champion. Khan won the belt at the age of 22, making him Britain's third-youngest world champion after Naseem Hamed and Herbie Hide.

He was previously in the lightweight division, where he held the Commonwealth, WBO Inter-Continental and WBA International titles. He also became the youngest British Olympic boxing medallist when he won silver at the 2004 Athens Olympics at the age of 17. Khan is a British Pakistani. He is commonly known by the nickname King Khan.[2][3]

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Personal life

Khan was born and raised in Bolton, England. His grandparents were originally from the village of Matore within the region of Rawalpindi in the Punjab province of Pakistan. They emigrated to England in the 1950s.[4] Khan speaks fluent English, Urdu and Punjabi. He was educated at Smithills School in Bolton,[5] and Bolton Community College. His first cousin is the English cricketer Sajid Mahmood, and his younger brother, Haroon Khan, is an amateur boxer.[6] As well as boxing, Khan enjoys playing sports such as football, basketball and cricket.[7] He is an avid supporter of his local football club, Bolton Wanderers, and uses the club's training facilities.

Amateur career

Khan began boxing competitively at the age of 11, with early honours including three English school title, three junior ABA titles, and gold at the 2003 Junior Olympics.[8] In early 2004 he won a gold medal at the European Student Championships in Lithuania, and in South Korea several months later he won world junior lightweight title after fighting five times in seven days. One of his notable early amateur fights was against Victor Ortíz, whom he defeated in a second round stoppage.[9]

Khan qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by finishing in first place at the 1st AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He was Britain's sole representative in boxing at the Athens Games, winning a silver medal at the age of 17 in the lightweight boxing category. He was Britain's youngest Olympic boxer since Colin Jones in 1976. He lost in the final to Mario Kindelan, the Cuban who had also beaten him several months earlier in the pre-Olympic match-ups in Greece. In 2005 he avenged the two losses by beating the 34-year-old Kindelan in his last amateur fight. Khan finished his amateur career with a win/loss record of 100/2.

Professional career

Lightweight (2005–2007)

Despite declaring after the 2004 Olympics that he would pursue a Gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Khan turned professional in 2005, signing with English boxing promoter, Frank Warren. It is speculated by some that this decision was influenced by a row with the English Amateur Boxing Association over the ticketing allocation for his family and friends at the English ABA Finals. Khan won his professional debut against David Bailey via first round technical knockout, on 16 July 2005, at the Bolton Arena in Bolton.

Khan moved from lightweight to light welterweight for a single fight against French fighter Rachid Drilzane on 9 December 2006, winning a 10 round decision. Khan experienced the first knockdown of his career when his opponent caught him with a good left.[10] Drilzane had never scored a knockout in his 13 fight career. Khan subsequently returned to the lightweight division for future fights. On 7 April 2007, Khan defeated Steffy Bull via third round technical knockout in Cardiff.

On 14 July 2007, Khan faced Willie Limond for the Commonwealth lightweight title. During the fight Khan was knocked down in the sixth round and appeared to be hurt badly. However, after another barrage of right hands, Khan weathered the storm and in the seventh round knocked down Limond. Limond's corner threw in the towel at the end of round eight.

On 6 October 2007, Khan faced Scott Lawton in his first defence of the Commonwealth lightweight title. Khan fought a mature and clinical fight, boxing with single punches for the majority of the first three rounds. Khan increased the pressure at the end of the third, and secured a TKO victory in the fourth. The referee stepped in when Lawton failed to fight back.

The most significant win of Khan's career up until that time came when he celebrated his 21st birthday by successfully defending his Commonwealth lightweight title against Graham Earl on 8 December 2007. Earl, who was a shell of the fighter he was due to a systematic beating at the hands of Michael Katsidis, was considered Khan's toughest test by some way and a tough fight was expected; especially due to some ill-feeling between the pair in the run-up to the fight. However, it took Khan just 72 seconds to have the fight referee declare Earl in no fit state to continue. After the fight, Khan claimed that he rated this victory as the best of his career.[citation needed]

Lightweight (2008–2009)

On 2 February 2008, Khan was scheduled to fight Martin Kristjansen, but illness forced the Dane to withdraw and instead Khan beat Australian Gary St Clair in a contest for the Commonwealth lightweight title at the ExCel Arena in London. This was his first fight to last all 12 rounds and was won via a unanimous 120-108 scoring from all three ringside judges.

On 5 April 2008, Khan beat Kristjansen in the seventh round of a WBO world lightweight title eliminator. Before the contest, the fighters had been ranked third and fourth respectively by the WBO. After Khan's victory, he was ranked second, behind only Joel Casamayor.

Following the fight, Khan split from his trainer Oliver Harrison, the trainer for all of his previous 17 professional contests. The breakup was blamed on Harrison's concerns that Khan's public engagements were interfering with his fight preparations.[11] An official spokesperson for Team Khan told reporters there was "nothing personal" between Khan and Harrison.[12] Dean Powell, who has trained former world champions Duke McKenzie and Lloyd Honeyghan, worked with Khan until a decision on a permanent trainer was made. In the same month, Khan had a training session in Las Vegas with Roger Mayweather, trainer and uncle of Floyd Mayweather, Jr..[11]

Khan fought on 21 June 2008, at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham against Irishman Michael Gomez. Gomez, a super featherweight who was reaching the end of his career and had lost the last three of his six fights, was described as a "backward step" in Khan's quest for a world title.[13] Khan stated "I think I'm above this domestic level now" and made it clear that he expected a fast and explosive finish to the fight. However, after the fight, Khan said he felt he had moved up a level by "fighting world class fighters like Gomez".[14] Khan received criticism for being knocked down in the second round, but proved his resilience by coming back stronger after this. Former boxing champion Barry McGuigan seemed unimpressed after the fight and said Khan needed at least two more fights before he should consider a world title bout. Many journalists echoed McGuigan's opinion of Khan's defensive vulnerability.

A month after the Gomez fight, it was announced that Jorge Rubio would become Khan's new trainer. Rubio was chosen because Khan thought that he had very good chemistry with the Cuban trainer. Khan said "Rubio was showing me all these new training techniques, and I felt so comfortable because it suited my style. I knew I had the handspeed and the footwork to do it and I knew it was going to make me a much better fighter". Many boxing experts thought that Rubio needed to concentrate on improving Khan's defence and Khan's father agreed that he was showing great defensive skills during his training. In the early August, the lightweight Breidis Prescott was chosen by Rubio as Khan's next opponent, because Rubio had trained a fighter who had narrowly lost to Prescott before and thought that Khan would be able to handle the bigger Prescott, who had a prolific knockout record of 17 KOs in 19 contests. On 6 September 2008, Khan lost to Prescott in 54 seconds at the Manchester Evening News Arena on his Sky Box Office debut.[15] Khan was knocked down within 25 seconds and struggled to make the count, Prescott downed him again within 41 seconds, moments later to win by knockout.

Following his defeat to Prescott, Frank Warren sacked Khan's trainer Jorge Rubio and replaced him with Freddie Roach. Khan began training with Roach in the United States, where he sparred with then WBC World lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao, who is also being trained by Roach. On 6 December 2008, Khan recorded a comeback win against Oisin Fagan in a second-round stoppage. With victory, Khan won the vacant WBA International lightweight title. Khan knocked Fagan down twice in the first round and Fagan's corner threw in the towel in the second. After the fight it was revealed that Fagan had broken his ankle when falling after the first knock-down.

Khan vs Barrera

In early 2009, it was announced that Khan would fight former seven-time and three-weight world champion Marco Antonio Barrera on 14 March, at the Manchester Evening News Arena.[16] Frank Warren promoted Khan's fight against the veteran Barrera, perhaps Khan's highest-profile opponent to date. Barrera was ranked #1 and Khan #9 in the WBO world lightweight rankings. Previous IBF and WBO world lightweight title holder Nate Campbell was stripped of the belts after moving up to the light welterweight division and Khan's promoter Frank Warren and Barrera's promoter Don King lobbied the WBO to elevate the Khan-Barrera fight to a world lightweight title eliminator.[17] However, the world-title status was instead given to the fight between Juan Manuel Márquez and Juan Diaz, ranked #2 and #3 respectively by the WBO.[18]

On 14 March 2009, at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England, Khan defeated Barrera via head butt. With victory, Khan defended his WBA International lightweight title and also won the vacant WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title. The fight was stopped towards the end of the fifth round due to Barrera suffering a severe cut reopened from his previous fight[citation needed], caused by a clash of heads late in the opening round. With Barrera deemed in no position to fight on by the ringside doctor, the fight went to the scorecards where Khan was ahead on all three (50-44, 50-45, 50-45).

Frank Warren was sufficiently impressed with Khan's performance that he vowed to land a world title fight for him before the end of the year.

"There was a lot on his shoulders, but I always felt he could rise to the big occasion. I'd like to see him get a belt round his waist by the end of this year."[19]

Khan also commented on the fight, saying:

"I felt so completely easy, catching him with jabs. I felt like I was on a better level than him. The jabbing and patience – I felt so strong. You could see the difference. I had to take some shots in that match. I made some mistakes in the past and I'm not going to make them again."[19]

Light Welterweight (2009–Present)

On 18 July 2009, Khan moved up to the light welterweight division to fight Andreas Kotelnik at the MEN Arena in Manchester for the WBA World light welterweight title. Khan won by a unanimous decision, 120-108, 118-111, 118-111, and become the third-youngest Briton to win a world title, at the age of 22.[20]

On 6 October 2009, Frank Warren confirmed that Khan would defend his WBA World light welterweight title against undefeated Ukrainian American boxer Dmitry Salita, the mandatory challenger, on 5 December, at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.[21] Due to Khan being a practicing Muslim and Salita being an Orthodox Jew, the fight was hyped as a religious clash by the media, referring to it as a "battle of faiths" or "holy war", though Khan and Salita have both denied such claims.[22][23] On 5 December 2009, Khan destroyed mandatory challenger Salita in 76 seconds, winning by technical knockout in the first round. Salita was knocked down three times, the first time after just 10 seconds into the fight.[24] It was the first ever loss of Salita's career.[25]

On 17 January 2010, Khan announced he had split with British promoter Frank Warren and signed a deal with Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions.[26]

Khan vs. Malignaggi

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 Saturday, May 15 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. The fight will be for the WBA light welterweight title.[27]

Outside boxing

Charitable and community work

  • In July 2006 Khan became involved in the No Messin' campaign, which promotes child safety around British railways.[28] The same year he performed an Umrah (a pilgrimage to Mecca).[29]
  • In 2008, he raised more than £6,000 for a firefighter who was badly burned while trying to save a family from an arson attack in Bolton.[32][33] Khan along with a few other famous faces took part in a charity match at Valley Parade in Bradford, the proceeds of the match went to the family of the murdered police officer Sharon Beshenivsky.
  • He has spent £1 million of his own cash on opening the Gloves Community Centre and boxing gym in Bolton to get youths off the streets.[34][35]

Media

  • Khan was involved in a TV programme for Channel 4, Amir Khan's Angry Young Men, which consisted of three 50-minute episodes. The programme centred around troubled angry men and aimed to use the disciplines of boxing, coupled with faith and family values, to help re-focus their lives and steer them away from trouble in the future. It was screened in August/September 2007.
  • He has also been on a show called Proud Parents with his parents.
  • In April 2008, Khan appeared on TV game show Beat the Star, and in January 2009 he guested on a celebrity version of ITV1's Family Fortunes, pitted against Jennie Bond.
  • Amir also appeared at the MOBO Awards 2009 where he presented the award for best video.

Motoring offences and incidents

On 23 October 2007, Khan was convicted of careless driving at Bolton Crown Court and given a six-month driving ban and a £1000 fine. The conviction related to an incident that occurred on 2 March 2006 in the centre of Bolton, when Khan's car hit and broke the leg of a pedestrian who was running on a pelican crossing trying to avoid cars. Immediately prior to the accident Khan had swerved around a line of stopped cars and went through a traffic light that had just turned red. He was cleared of dangerous driving[36] and the pedestrian received an interim payment of £40,000.[37] Khan was also summoned to appear in court in Rochdale on 26 October 2007, accused of travelling in excess of 140 mph on the M62 motorway on 31 December 2006. He failed to appear and the case was adjourned to 2 November 2007, with the District Judge warning that he would issue an arrest warrant if the accused did not appear by then. He was also charged with not producing his driving licence and insurance certificate.[38] On 7 January 2008 Khan was fined £1000 and banned for 42 days for the speeding offence.[39]

On 9 June 2009, Khan and his friends were arrested against rape allegations. However he was found not guilty although his friends were not released on bail

On 12 July 2009, Khan was once again involved in a motoring incident, this time a collision with a young cyclist. However, no action will be taken against Khan after police concluded that he was not to blame for the incident in Moor Lane following interviews with a number of witnesses.[40]

Titles

Trainers

Record

Amateur

Professional

22 Wins (16 knockouts, 6 decisions), 1 Loss, 0 Draws
Res. Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Venue Location Notes
United States Paul Malignaggi 15 May 2010 Madison Square Garden New York, United States Defending WBA World Light-Welterweight title.
Win United States Dmitriy Salita TKO 1(12), 1:16 5 December 2009 Metro Radio Arena Newcastle upon Tyne, England Retained WBA World Light-Welterweight title.
Win Ukraine Andreas Kotelnik Decision (Unanimous) 12(12) 18 July 2009 Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester, England Won WBA World Light-Welterweight title.
Win Mexico Marco Antonio Barrera TD 5(12), 2:36 14 March 2009 Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester, England Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Lightweight title.
Win Republic of Ireland Oisin Fagan TKO 2(12), 1:37 6 December 2008 ExCeL Exhibition Centre London, England Won vacant WBA International Lightweight title.
Loss Colombia Breidis Prescott KO 1(12), 0:54 6 September 2008 Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester, England Loss WBO Inter-Continental Lightweight title.
Win Republic of Ireland Michael Gomez TKO 5(12), 2:32 21 June 2008 National Indoor Arena Birmingham, England Retained WBO Inter-Continental Lightweight title.
Win Denmark Martin Kristjansen TKO 7(12), 2:53 5 April 2008 Bolton Arena Bolton, England Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Lightweight title.
Win Australia Gairy St. Clair Decision (Unanimous) 12(12) 2 February 2008 ExCeL Exhibition Centre London, England Retained Commonwealth Lightweight title.
Win England Graham Earl TKO 1(12), 1:12 8 December 2007 Bolton Arena Bolton, England Retained Commonwealth Lightweight title.
Win England Scott Lawton TKO 4(12), 0:32 6 October 2007 Nottingham Arena Nottingham, England Retained Commonwealth Lightweight title.
Win Scotland Willie Limond RTD 8(12), 3:00 14 July 2007 O2 Arena London, England Won Commonwealth Lightweight Title.
Win England Steffy Bull TKO 3(8), 1:43 7 April 2007 Millennium Stadium Cardiff, Wales
Win France Mohammed Medjadi TKO 1(8), 0:55 17 February 2007 Wembley Arena London, England
Win France Rachid Drilzane Decision (Unanimous) 10(10) 9 December 2006 ExCeL Exhibition Centre London, England
Win England Ryan Barrett TKO 1(6), 1:52 2 September 2006 Bolton Arena Bolton, England
Win Scotland Colin Bain TKO 2(6), 2:20 8 July 2006 Millennium Stadium Cardiff, Wales
Win Hungary Laszlo Komjathi Decision 6(6) 20 May 2006 King's Hall Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win England Jackson Williams TKO 3(6), 2:16 25 February 2006 ExCeL Exhibition Centre London, England
Win Belarus Vitali Martynov TKO 1(6), 1:15 28 January 2006 Nottingham Arena Nottingham, England
Win England Daniel Thorpe TKO 2(4), 2:57 10 December 2005 ExCeL Exhibition Centre London, England
Win England Steve Gethin TKO 3(4), 0:48 5 November 2005 Braehead Arena Glasgow, Scotland
Win England Baz Carey Decision 4(4) 10 September 2005 Cardiff International Arena Cardiff, Wales
Win England David Bailey TKO 1(4), 1:49 16 July 2005 Bolton Arena Bolton, England Pro Debut

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External links

Preceded by
Willie Limond		 Commonwealth Lightweight Champion
14 July 2007 - 18 July 2009		 Vacant
Preceded by
Martin Kristjansen		 WBO Inter-Continental Lightweight Champion
5 April 2008 - 6 September 2008		 Succeeded by
Breidis Prescott
New title WBA International Lightweight Champion
6 December 2008 - 18 July 2009		 Vacant
Vacant
Title last held by
Breidis Prescott		 WBO Inter-Continental Lightweight Champion
14 March 2009 - 18 July 2009		 Vacant
Title next held by
Kevin Mitchell
Preceded by
Andreas Kotelnik		 WBA World Light-Welterweight Champion
18 July 2009 - present		 Incumbent

Quotes

Up to date as of January 14, 2010

From Wikiquote

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Amir Khan (Urdu, Punjabi: عامر خان) (born December 8, 1986) is a British boxing champion from Greater Manchester, England. He comes from a Muslim Pakistani family of Punjabi origin and belongs to the legendary tribe of the Janjua Rajputs.

Sourced

  • At the age of eight, my dream was to become a world champion; and now I've achieved that title. I've achieved it not only for myself, but achieved it for the British people and also the Pakistani community - and all the Muslims in the country. It's a great feeling, a dream come true for me and Insha'Allah in the future, I want to achieve more things like this.
  • When I was young, I was very energetic and strong – just too hyperactive. So when I went to the boxing club, everything seemed normal to me. I enjoyed it, I liked punching things, hitting the boxing bag, fighting people in the boxing ring and in school I was naughty as well; but when I started boxing, I totally changed everything – you know, my whole life changed, I was good, I didn’t misbehave, I was always behaving in school. The teacher was happy with my behaviour.
    • Boxing as a schoolkid during childhood, Interview (Aik Din Geo Kay Sath), GEO News. (September 2009)
  • I’m born in Britain – but my family were born in Pakistan. When I fight, in the crowd you see Pakistani people and you see British people – they’re all mixed together and they support Amir Khan. On my shorts, when I fight, I have the Pakistani flag on one side and on the other side I have the Britain flag – to promote the two countries together.
  • I always pray before fighting. I pray in the corner, in the hotel room – maybe two hours before I go to the arena. It takes me far – I see a big difference when you pray and go into a fight; you have more strength and also you know God’s helping you.

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