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Amir Khan

Amir Khan (born 8 December 1986) is a British professional boxer, promoter and philanthropist. He is a former unified light-welterweight 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, Britain's 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 Pakistan's Amir Khan Academy, and a co-owner of India's 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 I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!; he was the highest-paid contestant in the history of the show


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Born:
Dec 8, 1986 In Bolton, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
24
First Appeared:
In the series GMTV 1993-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie Battle of the Baddest 2024-02-28
Known For
Poster of ONE Championship 54: Dynasty of Heroes
Poster of ONE Championship 26: Valor of Champions
Poster of ONE Fighting Championship 20: Rise of the Kingdom
Poster of Ricky Hatton: A Life Story
Filmography
Movie Battle of the Baddest Self 2024-02-28
Series I'm a Celebrity... South Africa Self 2023-04-24
Movie One Championship: X Self 2022-03-26
Movie Amir Khan vs. Kell Brook Self 2022-02-19
Movie ONE 160: Ok vs. Lee 2 Self 2022-08-26
Movie As of Yet Reed 2021-06-11
Movie Amir Khan vs. Phil Lo Greco Self 2018-04-21
Movie Team Khan Himself 2018-09-29
Movie ONE Championship 54: Dynasty of Heroes Self 2017-05-26
Series All Round to Mrs. Brown's Amir Khan 2017-03-25
Movie ONE Championship 62: Immortal Pursuit Self 2017-11-24
Movie ONE Championship 58: Shanghai Self 2017-09-02
Movie Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan Self 2016-05-07
Series Celebrity Family Feud Himself 2015-06-21
Movie ONE Championship 26: Valor of Champions Himself 2015-04-25
Movie ONE Fighting Championship 20: Rise of the Kingdom Himself 2014-09-12
Movie Amir Khan vs. Danny Garcia Self 2012-07-04
Movie Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana Self 2010-11-11
Movie Ricky Hatton: A Life Story Self 2007-11-30
Series 8 Out of 10 Cats Himself 2005-06-03
Series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Himself 2002-08-25
Series Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Unknown 2001-11-02
Series Soccer AM Unknown 1995-08-12
Series GMTV Unknown 1993-01-01