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[[file:Khan_Kotelnik.jpg|200px|thumb|Khan dethroning WBA champion Andreas Kotelnik in 2009]] <br />
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'''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.<br />
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".<br />
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He is currently mananged by [[Golden Boy Promotions]] and was previously managed by [[Frank Warren]].<br />
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'''Trainers:''' [[Oliver Harrison]] (-2008), Jorge Rubio (2008), [[Freddie Roach]] (2008-)<br />
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== 2004 Olympic Games, Athens ==<br />
Khan captured the Silver Medal at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games in the Lightweight (60 kg) class. Khan's results:<br />
*Round of 32: Defeated [[Marios Kaperonis]] of Greece (RSC-3)<br />
*Round of 16: Defeated [[Dimitar Stilianov]] of Bulgaria (37-21)<br />
*Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Jong Sub-Baik]] of North Korea (RSC-1)<br />
*Semifinals: Defeated [[Serik Yeleuov]] of Kazakhstan (40-26)<br />
*Gold Medal Match: Lost to [[Mario Kindelan]] of Cuba (22-30)<br />
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== Regional & Minor Titles ==<br />
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Lightweight Title (April 2008 - September 2008, 2009)<br />
*[[WBA]] International Lightweight Title (2008 - 2009)<br />
*Commonwealth (British Empire) Lightweight Title (2007)<br />
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== World Titles ==<br />
*[[IBF]] Light Welterweight Title<br />
*[[WBA]] Light Welterweight Title<br />
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{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Andriy Kotelnik]]|<br />
title=[[WBA Light Welterweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Marcos Rene Maidana]]<br>Regular Champion|<br />
years=2009 Jul 18 &ndash; 2011 Jul 23<br>'''Upgraded to Super Champion'''<br>2011 Jul 23 &ndash; present<br>'''Super Champion'''<br />
}}<br />
{{Incumbent succession box|<br />
before=[[Zab Judah]]<br>|<br />
title=[[IBF Light Welterweight Champion]]|<br />
start=2011 Jul 23<br />
}}<br />
{{end box}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Amir}}<br />
[[Category:2004 Olympians]]<br />
[[Category:Olympic Silver Medalists]]<br />
[[Category:Muslim Boxers]]<br />
[[Category:British Olympians]]<br />
[[Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council Lightweight Champions]]<br />
[[Category:World Light Welterweight Champions]]<br />
[[Category:English World Champions]]</div>Larskerhttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Amir_Khan&diff=374315Amir Khan2011-08-05T18:08:38Z<p>Larsker: </p>
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<div>[[file:Khan.Amir.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]<br />
[[file:Khan_Kotelnik.jpg|200px|thumb|Khan dethroning WBA champion Andreas Kotelnik in 2009]] <br />
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<boxer>314558</boxer><br />
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'''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 belt at the age of 22, making him Britain's third-youngest world champion after Naseem Hamed and Herbie Hide.<br />
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".<br />
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He is currently mananged by [[Golden Boy Promotions]] and was previously managed by [[Frank Warren]].<br />
<br />
'''Trainers:''' [[Oliver Harrison]] (-2008), Jorge Rubio (2008), [[Freddie Roach]] (2008-)<br />
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== 2004 Olympic Games, Athens ==<br />
Khan captured the Silver Medal at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games in the Lightweight (60 kg) class. Khan's results:<br />
*Round of 32: Defeated [[Marios Kaperonis]] of Greece (RSC-3)<br />
*Round of 16: Defeated [[Dimitar Stilianov]] of Bulgaria (37-21)<br />
*Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Jong Sub-Baik]] of North Korea (RSC-1)<br />
*Semifinals: Defeated [[Serik Yeleuov]] of Kazakhstan (40-26)<br />
*Gold Medal Match: Lost to [[Mario Kindelan]] of Cuba (22-30)<br />
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== Regional & Minor Titles ==<br />
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Lightweight Title (April 2008 - September 2008, 2009)<br />
*[[WBA]] International Lightweight Title (2008 - 2009)<br />
*Commonwealth (British Empire) Lightweight Title (2007)<br />
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== World Titles ==<br />
*[[IBF]] Light Welterweight Title<br />
*[[WBA]] Light Welterweight Title<br />
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{{start box}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Andriy Kotelnik]]|<br />
title=[[WBA Light Welterweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Marcos Rene Maidana]]<br>Regular Champion|<br />
years=2009 Jul 18 &ndash; 2011 Jul 23<br>'''Upgraded to Super Champion'''<br>2011 Jul 23 &ndash; present<br>'''Super Champion'''<br />
}}<br />
{{Incumbent succession box|<br />
before=[[Zab Judah]]<br>|<br />
title=[[IBF Light Welterweight Champion]]|<br />
start=2011 Jul 23<br />
}}<br />
{{end box}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Amir}}<br />
[[Category:2004 Olympians]]<br />
[[Category:Olympic Silver Medalists]]<br />
[[Category:Muslim Boxers]]<br />
[[Category:British Olympians]]<br />
[[Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council Lightweight Champions]]<br />
[[Category:World Light Welterweight Champions]]<br />
[[Category:English World Champions]]</div>Larsker