Speaking to Yahoo! News in a post-fight interview, he was quoted to have said:
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During his professional debut that year, he knocked out his opponent in the first round. Photo credit to Kevin Lim/ ST PHOTO.Īmir Khan signed with One FC in September 2014. ONE Championship (2014 - current)Īmir Khan has fought on the ONE Championship stage since debuting in 2014. Amir Khan served his National Service as a clerk for the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) while working as a professional MMA fighter. In 2014, he returned to Singapore permanently.
He amassed a total of four wins in four fights. MMA careerįrom December 2012 to January 2014, Amir Khan competed as an amateur fighter for organisations such as the Louisiana-based Ascend Combat. The couple live together in Singapore and had their first child in March 2019. Personal lifeĪmir Khan is married to Cristina Leontyeva. In April 2020, it was announced that Amir Khan had been offered a scholarship by PSB Academy to obtain a degree in Sports and Exercise Science. He attained a high school diploma while living and training in Shreveport, Louisiana. I wish I could just be half the man he is.” EducationĪmir Khan dropped out of secondary school in secondary five to move to the United States to pursue MMA. He’s barely walking right now but he’s here with me the whole fight week, he’s so courageous, he’s so strong. “All I wanted to do was to get back in the knockout column and make my dad proud, and I’m glad that’s what I did. Amir Khan dedicated his October win to his father and said the following in the post-fight interview: In July 2020, his father was diagnosed with stage four brain lymphoma. Whether Khan gets his shot afterwards remains to be seen.Amir Khan (left) after winning his fight against Rahul Raju (right) in October 2020. Mayweather has stated on multiple occasions that he has his sights set on the PacMan, and it’s a dream match for many boxing fans. Though Khan has certainly proven that he deserves a shot at Mayweather, it’s likely that promoters will overlook him in favour of Pacquiao, a fight that is predicted to pull in record-breaking money. “Me and Kell have long careers ahead of us so no need to rush it and that fight will be there maybe at the end of the year.” Khan also acknowledges that many wish for him to take on Kell Brook in the immediate future, though the 28-year-old insists that he is in “no rush” for that to happen. “I know it’s a fight the British public want but at the moment I want the big names like Mayweather and Pacquiao”, he said.
While he remains adamant that he should be in line for a title shot against the unstoppable Mayweather, many expect that the big-money fight between the champion and Pacquaio may mean that the British boxer will never get the chance to go one-on-one with the American. Khan defeated Alexander by a wide margin on Saturday, December 13th, besting his opponent by 119-109, 118-110, and 120-108. That could be why the fight hasn’t happened.”
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“I think Floyd knows that as well and he will think it’ll be a tough fight for him and I will cause him problems. Floyd has never fought anyone as quick as me and someone who is quicker than him so, yeah, I definitely want the fight. “I really believe I have the style to give Floyd the biggest problems. I really belong with the top guys and it’s all about getting that big superfight. I have proven in the boxing world and in the 147-pound division how good Amir Khan is. Speaking to Sky Sports, Khan said: “I think the fight (with Mayweather) now has to be touching distance away.
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