Amir Khan RETIREMENT: Amir Khan announces retirement- Britain’s former light-welterweight world champion Amir Khan announced his retirement from boxing on Friday after defeat to compatriot Kell Brook in February. Follow InsideSport.IN For more updates
Khan, Olympic lightweight silver medallist at the 2004 Athens Games when he was 17 years old, won the WBA light-welter belt from Ukrainian Andriy Kotelnyk in 2009 and added the IBF title in 2011 when he beat American Zab Judah.
Amir Khan RETIREMENT: Former light-welter world champion Amir Khan announces retirement
It’s time to hang up my gloves.
I feel blessed to have had such an amazing career that has spanned over 27 years.
I want to say a heartfelt thanks and to the incredible teams I have worked with and to my family, friends and fans for the love and support they have shown me. pic.twitter.com/VTk0oxVjp2— Amir Khan (@amirkingkhan) May 13, 2022
He has a professional Boxing record of 34 wins from 40 fights, with six defeats.
His latest was a sixth round stoppage against long-term rival Brook, who retired last week, in Manchester.
“It’s time to hang up my gloves,” the 35-year-old, who turned professional in 2005, said on Twitter.
Amir Khan was hailed as a Prodigy during his early phase of boxing career as he became a Olympic Silver Medalist at the age of 17 and the WBF light-welter belt just five years after that.
He even managed to Zab Judah just two years later to add the IBF title a feat that would be remembered for a really long time.
“I feel blessed to have had such an amazing career that has spanned over 27 years.”
Amir Khan RETIREMENT: Former light-welter world champion Amir Khan announces retirement
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