Who is Amir Khan? See Net-worth, Quote, Awards, Fact, Wiki

Amir Khan Wiki Biography

Amir Khan is a famous professional boxer, famous for winning a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics and for then winning the WBA Light Welterweight title as a professional. The surprising fact is that he won these titles when he was really young. During his career, Amir has won many titles. Up until now he has fought 32 fights and has won 29 of them.

In 2005 Amir was nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award and in 2011 for the BB Sports Personality of the Year Award. These nominations show that Amir Khan is a really acclaimed boxer.

So how rich is Amir Khan? It is estimated that Amir’s net worth is $30 million, most accumulated as a result of his achievements in boxing. Amir still continues his career, so this amount might change.

Amir Khan Net Worth $30 Million

Amir Iqbal Khan, known simply as Amir Khan, was born in 1986 in England. Amir started boxing when he was only 11 years old. His first major achievement was winning the gold medal at the 2003 Junior Olympics then in 2004 he won the European Student Championship in Lithuania. It was clear that this young boxer would have a very good future. As mentioned before, Khan participated in the 2004 Athens Olympics and won the silver medal there. This not only made him more popular, but also added to Khan’s net worth. In 2008 Amir had to fight with Martin Kristjansen and was able to win this fight, which elevated him to second place in the WBO ranking. In the same year Jorge Rubio became Khan’s trainer. Amir then had to fight Breidis Prescott; unfortunately he lost this fight and his trainer changed again, as Freddie Roach became his trainer.

In 2009 Amir moved to the light welterweight division. He had an opportunity to fight against such boxers as Andreas Kotelnik, Dmitry Salita, Paulie Malignaggi, Paul McCloskey and other professional fighters. These fights not only added to Amir Khan’s net worth, but also helped him to gain even more experience.

In addition to his career as a boxer, Amir is also involved in charity. He supported the victims of Kashmir earthquake and the Indian Ocean tsunami. Khan is also a part of such organizations as the National Literacy Trust, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and others. Amir Khan’s high net worth allows him to help others, who maybe need the money more.

If to talk about Amir’s personal life, Amir married Faryal Makhdoom and now they have a daughter.

Finally, it can be said that Amir Khan is one of the most successful young boxers. He has already achieved a lot in his career and his name is now known not only among other boxers, but to fans worldwide. As mentioned before, Amir continues his career so there is a high possibility that Amir’s net worth will become even higher in the future. Now his trainer is Virgil Hunter and let’s hope that he will lead Khan into more victories and that we will hear more about him.