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
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Battle of the Baddest as Self
- 2023 · I'm a Celebrity... South Africa as Self
- 2022 · The Big Breakfast as
- 2022 · Amir Khan vs. Kell Brook as Self
- 2021 · Meet the Khans: Big in Bolton as Himself
- 2019 · Shopping with Keith Lemon as
- 2019 · Terence Crawford vs. Amir Khan as Self
- 2018 · Team Khan as Himself
- 2018 · Amir Khan vs. Phil Lo Greco as Self
- 2017 · ONE Championship 62: Immortal Pursuit as Self
- 2017 · ONE Championship 58: Shanghai as Self
- 2017 · ONE Championship 54: Dynasty of Heroes as Self
- 2017 · All Round to Mrs. Brown's as Amir Khan
- 2016 · Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan as Self
- 2015 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- 2015 · ONE Championship 26: Valor of Champions as Himself
- 2014 · ONE Fighting Championship 20: Rise of the Kingdom as Himself
- 2014 · Duck Quacks Don't Echo as
- 2013 · Through the Keyhole as Self
- 2012 · Amir Khan vs. Danny Garcia as Self
- 2012 · ALL ACCESS as Self
- 2011 · Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson as
- 2011 · Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
- 2010 · Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana as Self
- 2008 · Celebrity Juice as Self
- 2007 · Ricky Hatton: A Life Story as Self
- 2005 · 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
- 2003 · Celebrity Mastermind as Self - Contestant
- 2002 · I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! as Self
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 1995 · Soccer AM as Self
- 1993 · GMTV as Self