Ustad amir khan biography boxer

British boxer (born 1986)

Amir Iqbal KhanPP (born 8 December 1986) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2022.

Born and raised in Bolton, Khan began to box competitively at the age of 11. He rose to fame during the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal in the lightweight division and became at the age of 17, Britain's youngest boxing Olympic medalist.^[2][3] He turned professional in 2005.

In 2007, he was named ESPN prospect of the year.^[4] He later became one of the youngest ever British professional world champions, winning the World Boxing Association (WBA) title at the age of 22.

Ustad amir khan biography boxer

Khan won the Commonwealth lightweight title in 2007. A year later, he won the WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title when he beat Martin Kristjansen via TKO. Later that year, he would lose the title to Breidis Prescott via KO, in one of the biggest upsets in British boxing history.

His next three fights saw hi