Amir Khan
Name: Amir Khan
Alias: King Khan
Birth Name: Amir Iqbal Khan
Born: 1986-12-08 (Age:26)
Birthplace: Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Nationality: United Kingdom
Hometown: Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5′ 8½″ / 174cm
Reach: 71″ / 180cm
Boxing Record: click
Trainers: Oliver Harrison (-2008), Jorge Rubio (2008), Freddie Roach (2008-2012) Virgil Hunter (present)
Promoter: Golden Boy Promotions
Amir Iqbal Khan born 8 December 1986 in Bolton, Greater Manchester is a British boxer of Pakistani descent, and currently the WBA Super and IBF World super lightweight champion. Khan won the WBA 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. He is commonly known by the nickname "King Khan".
2004 Olympic Games, Athens
Khan captured the Silver Medal at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games in the Lightweight (60 kg) class. Khan's results:
- Round of 32: Defeated Marios Kaperonis of Greece (RSC-3)
- Round of 16: Defeated Dimitar Stilianov of Bulgaria (37-21)
- Quarterfinals: Defeated Jong Sub-Baik of North Korea (RSC-1)
- Semifinals: Defeated Serik Yeleuov of Kazakhstan (40-26)
- Gold Medal Match: Lost to Mario Kindelan of Cuba (22-30)
Regional & Minor Titles
- WBO Inter-Continental Lightweight Title (April 2008 - September 2008, 2009)
- WBA International Lightweight Title (2008 - 2009)
- Commonwealth (British Empire) Lightweight Title (2007)
World Titles
| Preceded by: Andriy Kotelnik |
WBA Light Welterweight Champion
2009 Jul 18 – 2011 Jul 23 |
Succeeded by: Lamont Peterson Super Champion |
| Succeeded by: Marcos Rene Maidana Regular Champion | ||
| Preceded by: Zab Judah |
IBF Light Welterweight Champion 2011 Jul 23 – 2011 Dec 10 |
Succeeded by: Lamont Peterson |
| Preceded by: Lamont Peterson Super Champion Stripped |
WBA Light Welterweight Champion 2012 Jun – 2012 Jul 14 Super Champion |
Succeeded by: Danny Garcia Super Champion |
