Former world super lightweight champion Amir Khan retires at the age of 35. He announced on Friday that he is retiring from the sport after a 17-year professional career.
The British boxer, former WBA, and IBF super-lightweight world champion announced: “hanging up his gloves” with 34 victories for 40 professional fights.
“I feel blessed to have had such an incredible career,” he wrote on Twitter, on Friday.
It’s time to hang up my gloves.
I feel blessed to have had such an amazing career that has spanned over 27 years.
I want to say a heartfelt thanks and to the incredible teams I have worked with and to my family, friends and fans for the love and support they have shown me. pic.twitter.com/VTk0oxVjp2— Amir Khan (@amirkingkhan) May 13, 2022
He also won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
Amir Khan became world champion in 2009 after a victory over Ukraine’s Andriy Kotelnik in a WBA super lightweight fight. He then defeated American Zab Judah two years later to clinch the IBF belt, lost a few months later to Lamont Peterson.
Khan ended his career with a loss to longtime rival and compatriot Kell Brook in Manchester last February.
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