Amir Khan (boxer)
Amir Khan (born 8 December 1986) is a British Pakistani boxer from Bolton.
Khan rose to fame as Britain's only boxing representative at the 2004 Athens Olympics, 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 of Cuba, who was widely regarded as the best pound for pound amateur boxer in the world. During the earlier Olympic bouts, a Swedish commentator, however, described his relationship to Khan while commentating a bout on SVT as follows: "I'm in love". In 2005 he avenged this loss by defeating Kindelan in his last amateur fight.
Khan turned professional in 2005, signing with Britain's leading boxing promoter Frank Warren.
Achievements
- 2003 - Won a gold medal at the Junior Olympics.
- 2004 - Won a gold medal at the European Student Championships and the World Junior Championships.
- 2004 - Won the Strandja Cup to qualify for the Olympics in Athens
- 2004 - Won a silver medal at the Olympics, beating Marios Kaperonis, Dimitar Stilianov, Jong Sub Baik and Serik Yeleuov. He lost to Mario Kindelan in the final.
- 2005 - Won the last match of his amateur career beating Mario Kindelan 19-13 in Bolton
- 07/2005 - Won 1st professional fight by TKO in the 1st round beating David Bailey.
- Sept 10, 2005 - beat Baz Carey on points after a full four rounds at the International Arena, Cardiff