Amir Khan is a British former professional boxer, with a net worth of $40 million. Amir Khan is one of the highest-paid British boxers in history, having held the WBC Silver Welterweight title from 2014 to 2016.
Who is Amir Khan?
Amir Khan was born in Bolton, England, and is a descendant of the Janjua Ranjput, a royal warrior clan from Pakistan, his family’s country. He graduated from Bolton Community College and comes from an athletic background. He specializes in boxing but is also an exceptional cricketer, footballer, and basketball player.
He began boxing competitively in elementary school and had won numerous medals by the age of 11, including gold at the 2003 Junior Olympics and multiple Junior ABA titles. He went on to represent Britain in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he won silver.
Khan made his international boxing debut at the age of 17 by winning a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 2004 Athens Olympics, becoming Britain’s youngest boxing Olympic medalist.
Khan became professional in 2005 and soon distinguished himself in the boxing world, capturing the WBA title in 2009 and becoming one of the youngest British world champions at the age of 22. Khan has won many world championships in two weight divisions, including the WBA (later Super) light-welterweight title from 2009 until 2012 and the IBF light-welterweight title in 2011.
How old is Amir Khan?
He is currently 37 years old.
What is Amir Khan’s net worth?
He is estimated to be worth $40 Million.
What is Amir Khan’s career?
He made his professional debut in 2008, defeating Martin Kristiansen for the Commonwealth Lightweight championship. After winning a couple more bouts, he fired his longtime trainer, Oliver Harrison.
He subsequently started working with Jorge Rubio, but the combination was not good. He eventually began training with Freddie Roach and regained his stride. He continued to win professional bouts for the rest of his career, increasing his per-fight earnings dramatically.
On December 11, 2010, Amir Khan faced Argentine Marcos Maidana, in what some consider to be his finest triumph. It was his fourth defense of the WBA super-lightweight title. The Boxing Association of America dubbed it the “Fight of the Year,” and it lived up to the expectations.
Khan got off to a quick start, dropping “El Chino” with a powerful body shot in the first round. But the fight went on, and in the tenth round, Maidana hit a huge overhand right that left Khan wobbly. However, Amir persevered and played one of his most resilient rounds. Khan won the fight by unanimous decision with scores of 114-111, 114-111, and 113-112. On May 13, 2022, Amir Khan announced his retirement from boxing. His final record stands at 34-6 with 21 KOs.
Amir Khan claimed to have earned more than $80 million during his boxing career. The HBO purse for the Khan vs. Malignaggi fight in 2010 was $1.5 million, with Amir collecting $1.1 million and Paulie receiving the remaining $400,000. The aforementioned Khan vs. Maidana fight saw Khan set to earn $1.5 million and Maidana $550,000.
One of his greatest paydays came when he fought Canelo Alvarez in 2016. He was guaranteed $2 million, while Alvarez received $3.5 million. However, Khan’s total compensation for the single bout increased to nearly $20 million due to his 40% ownership of PPV shares.
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