Amir Khan

Amir Iqbal Khan, born on 8 December 1986 in Bolton, is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2022. He began boxing competitively at the age of 11 and rose to fame at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal in the lightweight division and became, at 17, Britain's youngest boxing Olympic medalist. As a professional he won the Commonwealth lightweight title in 2007, the WBA light-welterweight title at 22, and the IBF light-welterweight title in 2011 by knocking out Zab Judah. He lost to Breidis Prescott in 2008 and to Danny Garcia in 2012. He is credited with popularising boxing among British Pakistanis and runs the Amir Khan Foundation and Khan Promotions.