Amir Khan: record, next fight and profile →
Amir Khan admits he makes himself aware of the negative things that are said and written about him by fans and the media. What’s more important, Khan says, is not allowing those things to affect his psyche. Otherwise, one of the most polarizing figures in boxing wouldn’t have been able to continue with his career.
Former world champion Amir Khan raised a lot of eyebrows over the weekend, when he posted a series of videos to social media, where he explained his conspiracy theory belief that the coronavirus is "man-made" and linked the ongoing pandemic to the recent rollout of the 5G speed in mobile communications.
Former world champion Amir Khan has put together a series of videos that are raising a lot of eyebrows. According to Khan, he believes the COVID-19 coronavirus did not originate in and China and the entire pandemic could be part of some conspiracy to test the new 5G communication networks and to “get rid of a lot of us.”
Amir Khan sounded like a fighter uncertain if he’d ever enter the ring again in a story published Thursday by London’s Daily Mirror. England’s Khan clarified his future in boxing Friday during an Instagram Live interview with Eddie Hearn. The former IBF/WBA 140-pound champion told his promoter that he intends to box “a couple” more times.
Terence Crawford would be a sizeable favorite to beat Kell Brook if they were to fight for Crawford’s WBO welterweight title. Bob Arum, Crawford’s promoter, still believes Brook would give the undefeated Crawford a tougher fight than the last British boxer Crawford fought.
Former world champion Amir Khan is unsure about his fighting future. Khan, 33-years-old, has been out of the ring since July fo 2019, when he picked up an easy stoppage win over late replacement Billy Dib. Now with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Khan has no idea on when or where he could fight again.
Kell Brook believes his domestic rival, Amir Khan, was looking for a "way out" when he was stopped back in April 2019 in the WBO world title fight against Terence Crawford at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Khan was hit with a low blow in the sixth round and indicated to the referee that he was unable to continue the fight, which gave Crawford a TKO win.
Amir Khan is firmly backing Tyson Fury to defeat Anthony Joshua if the two heavyweight champions ever collide in the ring. Last month, Fury captured the WBC heavyweight crown when he dropped Deontay Wilder twice and stopped him in the seventh round at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Former world champion Amir Khan has continued his battle against the coronavirus. The boxer has promised to donate Rs40 million (over $534,000) for the welfare of the poor during the lockdown in Pakistan. Khan has also offered to use his boxing academy in Islamabad as a quarantine center. He added that the quarantined patients need to be kept separately so the gymnasium in his boxing academy will serve the purpose.
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, former world champion Amir Khan has offered to lend his 60,000 square foot building in Bolton to the NHS to help them in the fight with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. He believes they can fit as a many as 4,000 beds in the building for those need.