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Amir Khan
Bolton, England, UK
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…
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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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2026
The Assignment: DCM '26
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2024
Battle of the Baddest
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2023
I'm a Celebrity... South Africa
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2022
The Big Breakfast
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2022
Amir Khan vs. Kell Brook
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2021
The Weakest Link
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2021
Meet the Khans: Big in Bolton
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2019
Shopping with Keith Lemon
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2019
Terence Crawford vs. Amir Khan
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2018
Team Khan
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2018
Good Evening Britain
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2018
Amir Khan vs. Phil Lo Greco
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2017
ONE Championship 62: Immortal Pursuit
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2017
ONE Championship 58: Shanghai
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2017
ONE Championship 54: Dynasty of Heroes
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2017
All Round to Mrs. Brown's
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2016
Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan
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2015
Celebrity Family Feud
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2015
ONE Championship 26: Valor of Champions
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2014
ONE Fighting Championship 20: Rise of the Kingdom
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2014
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
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2013
Through the Keyhole
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2013
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
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2012
Sports Life Stories
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2012
Amir Khan vs. Danny Garcia
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2012
All Access
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2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
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2011
Red or Black?
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2010
Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana
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2008
Celebrity Juice
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2007
Ricky Hatton: A Life Story
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2005
8 Out of 10 Cats
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2003
Celebrity Mastermind
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2002
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
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2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
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1995
Soccer AM
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1993
GMTV
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1988
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
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