Amir Khan

Amir Khan born 8 December 1986 is a British professional boxer promoter and philanthropist He is a former unified lightwelterweight world champion having held the WBA later Super title from 2009 to 2012 and the IBF title in 2011 At regional level he held the Commonwealth lightweight title from 2007 to 2008 He also held the WBC Silver welterweight title from 2014 to 2016 and once challenged for a middleweight world title in 2016 As an amateur Khan won a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 2004 Olympics becoming at the age of 17 Britains youngest boxing Olympic medalist He is also one of the youngest ever British professional world champions winning the WBA title at the age of 22 In 2007 he was named ESPN prospect of the year Outside of boxing he is a philanthropist with his own charity organisation Amir Khan Foundation He is also a promoter and sponsor the owner of Khan Promotions and Pakistans Amir Khan Academy and a coowner of Indias Super Fight League MMA and Super Boxing League As a celebrity he has also participated in several game shows In 2017 Khan appeared on the seventeenth series of Im a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here he was the highestpaid contestant in the history of the show