Despite easily despatching of most of his opponents, Khan did not have it easy on paper at such a young age. Khan won his first 18 fights, only 3 of them not by TKO victory and Khan was extremely active fighting several times a year to build his record up quickly. Many of Khan's early fights were forgone conclusions and he blew away most of his early opponents. Khan compiled a very impressive amateur record of 101-9.Īmir Khan's career started under the guidance of Frank Warren and quickly became a superstar household name in Britain with many of his early bouts live on ITV, terrestrial TV, the demand for the teenager was huge.
AMIR KHAN BOXER WEIGHT CLASS PROFESSIONAL
Amir Khan had avenged his first major defeat of his career and was now set to turn professional in what was billed to be an exciting promising professional career.Īs an amateur Khan won numerous ABA domestic titles and notable tournament wins as an amateur include Gold at the Junior Olympics, Gold at the World Student Games and his most notable victory was a KO victory over former welterweight world champion and Floyd Mayweather opponent Victor Ortiz. It was held in his home town of Bolton at Reebok Stadium and Amir Khan surged to an energetic 19-13 victory to defeat the all-time great of the lightweight amateur boxing division. Amir Khan even at that age had a legacy in mind and before turning professional in July 2005, he fought his Olympic conquerer Mario Kindelan in a rematch for his last ever amateur fight. Khan came back to Great Britain as an Olympic hero (back when Silver medals were few and far between compared with the last few Olympics for Team GB 🇬🇧) and pressure for him to turn professional were already on the youngster. defeating experienced amateur Olympic boxers to reach the final, only to be defeated by one of the all-time greats of amateur boxing - the Cuban superstar legend Mario Kindelan. As the sole British boxing representative at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games, Amir Khan became a household name in the U.K. As a late teenager, Amir Khan became the youngest boxing medalist in British Olympic Boxing history at just 17 years old.
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