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Former world champion Amir Khan paid tribute to legendary fighter Muhammad Ali on Sunday, calling him the "people's champion" and saying Ali's life outside the ring had inspired him to help those in need.
No longer the brash youngster who was known for his fast cars and flashy lifestyle and who regularly made headlines for his speeding tickets, former world champion Amir Khan now speaks passionately about the need to give back to those less fortunate - a trait he says he learned from his idol, the late Muhammad Ali.
Abel Sanchez, trainer of WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs), rejects the idea that Amir Khan exposed the flaws of Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (47-1-1, 33KOs) in last month's fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Amir Khan, 29-years-old, stands at a critical juncture in his career following a stinging loss to Saul "Canelo" Alvarez last month, that took his career record to 31 wins and four losses.
Former world champion Amir Khan (31-4, 19KOs) has denied betraying his British upbringing after being criticised for saying he would represent Pakistan at the Rio Games, insisting he only wanted to boost the sport in his parents' country of birth.
ESPN joins the world in mourning the passing but celebrating the remarkable life of boxing legend Muhammad Ali. Equal parts world champion and humanitarian, Ali died late Friday in Phoenix, a family spokesman said.
Former three division world champion 'Sugar' Shane Mosley is dashing the hell out of Amir Khan's Olympic dreams -- saying it would be a major mistake to fight at the 2016 Games in Rio after the way he was brutally knocked last month by Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez.
If former world champion Amir Khan (31-4, 19KOs) goes through with his desire to represent Pakistan in the Rio Olympics, he would face a two-year ban from the World Boxing Council, according to WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman.
The decision of the international governing body of amateur boxing – AIBA – to award a free pass to professional boxers into the Olympic Games simply beggars belief. I don’t believe they can really have thought it – or the consequences of such muddled thinking – through.
Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) secretary Iqbal Hussain has said that British boxer of Pakistan-origin Amir Khan is a Pakistani hero and they will be happy if he is allowed to fight under Pakistan's flag at this summer's Olympics at Rio, Brazil.