Amir Khan: sports achievements of British boxer

Amir Khan is an English pro boxer, the former WBA welterweight champion (between 2009 and 2012) and the IBF in 2011. Among other things, he held the WBC Silver title from 2007 to 2008. In his professional career, Khan had 35 fights, including 31 wins (19 by KO) and 4 losses. Every amateur and professional envies his boxing technique.

Amir is absolutely a non-standard boxer who, due to his good double-timings, can knock out an opponent at the most unexpected moment. He also has rather long arms, which is considered a great advantage in light and welterweight. The style of fighting Khan is work under the second number and an eternal expectation when the opponent is exhausted. It was at this moment that the boxing matches end with a knockout after Amir's successful counter-attack.

Boxer Amir Khan: Biography

Born December 8 in 1986 in Bolton, Lancashire (ceremonial metropolitan area in the North West of England, near the coast of the Irish Sea), England. From the age of six he began to study boxing. He studied at the school "Smitils" in Bolton, and after graduated from the college "Community". Amir Khan is a Muslim by nationality, he is a member of the Suqfiy Order of Naqshbandi. Khan has two sisters and one brother, who is also a novice pro-boxer (his stats: 6-0). Amir also has a cousin-the English cricketer Sajid Mahmud (a native of Pakistan).

Boxer's achievements

In the amateur career, Amir Khan won a silver medal in lightweight at the 2004 Olympic Games, becoming Britain's youngest Olympic triumphant at the age of seventeen. By the way, the boxer is also the youngest champion in the British history of boxing according to the WBA version (at the age of 22). In July 2011, the editors of the newspaper International Business Times published the top athletes in the category Pound for pound (ranking of fighters of all disciplines, regardless of weight category), where Amir Khan took the eighth line. In April 2012, the BoxRec rating (the world-famous web portal dedicated to boxing) ranked the British 13th among all fighters of the world.

Boxing career

In the boxing pro league, Amir Khan started in July 2005. Having achieved statistics in 16 wins and 0 defeats, the British boxer was preparing for a duel against the Dane Martin Christiansen (19-1-3) for the title of intercontinental WBO lightweight champion, which was to be held on April 5, 2008. In the course of the fight Amir constantly kept the upper hand and won by knockout in the 7th round. Six months later, Khan won the title of British Commonwealth in a fight with Irishman Michael Gomez - a knockout in the 5th round.

On July 18, 2009, the vacant WBA world welterweight title was held between the Ukrainian Andrei Kotelnik against the British Amir Khan. During the fight, Khan chose a verified counter-attack strategy under the second number. The Ukrainian boxer in his usual manner constantly attacked the opponent, however, he moved well and evaded the blows, inflicting counter "pancakes". Thus, Amir Khan completely declassed his opponent, taking away his title of champion after the end of twelve rounds. The judge's verdict proclaimed the victory of the British. This achievement Amir set a national record - the youngest champion of Britain in the WBA version (22 years).

After the triumph, the boxer still had four successful defenses, in which he interrupted such experienced fighters as American Dmitry Salita, American Paul Malignaggi, Argentine Marcos Maidana and Irishman Paul McCloskey.

The last performance of Amir Khan was May 7, 2016 against the Mexican Saul Alvarez. In this battle for the title of world champion WBC Briton could not resist the current champion.