Former world champion Aamir Khan announces retirement from boxing

Former world champion boxer Aamir Khan of British origin of Pakistan has said goodbye to his glorious career with long achievements.   In a ...

Former world champion boxer Aamir Khan of British origin of Pakistan has said goodbye to his glorious career with long achievements.

 

In a statement released on the social networking site Twitter, Aamir Khan said, "It's time to take off your gloves. I am happy with a great career spanning over 27 years."

 

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The former world champion boxer said: "I am deeply grateful to the extraordinary team I have worked with, and to the love and support of my family, friends and fans who have been with me."

 

 

Aamir Khan, a former light welterweight world champion and gold medalist at the 2004 Athens Olympics, started professional boxing in 2005.

Aamir Khan's last match was against Kyle Brook in February this year, in which he suffered a knockout defeat.

Aamir Khan has 34 wins in his career and lost 6 matches.

After a technical defeat at the hands of Kyle Brook in the sixth round with a big knockout, Aamir Khan had signaled to consider retiring from the game.

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When Aamir Khan was asked about his possible retirement, he told reporters that it is definitely something to think about, I have always said that I never want boxing to make me retire, I want to retire from boxing. Want to

"Sometimes boxing gets hit like this, I know I showed a big heart and tried some big shots but sometimes such shots can be detrimental to the future," he said.

Aamir Khan had said that I played more than I expected, maybe I reached the height of the game very soon, I participated in the Olympics when I was 17 years old, I won the world title at the age of 22, I'm 35 now, I've been in the ring for a long time, I'm getting older with this sport, I want to spend more time with my kids and my family.

Conquests of Aamir Khan

According to a BBC report, 35-year-old Aamir Khan entered the ring at the 2004 Olympics at the age of 17 and was the only boxer in the British team in those games.

After his stellar performance in the Olympic Games, Aamir Khan became famous in the world of boxing and the number of fans all over the world increased immensely.

He won 18 consecutive victories in professional competitions and knocked out most of his rivals with his special bet. 

Aamir Khan suffered an unexpected knockout defeat to Berdys Prescott in 2008, after which he moved to the United States and trained with renowned trainer Freddie Roach.

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The Pakistani-born British boxer defeated Andes Kotelink in the WBA Light Welterweight title at Manchester Arena 10 months after his first career defeat in 2008.

He successfully won the IBF Belt from Zeb Juda in 2011 and became the Unified Champion.

Aamir Khan achieved exemplary success in his career against fierce rivals like Marcos Madana, Devon Alexander and Luis Coliseo, after which he became one of the greatest boxers in Britain.

He also suffered career setbacks, including knockouts from Danny Garcia and Saul Canelo Alvarez, and lost to Lemont Petersen and current star Terrence Crawford.

Despite these defeats, Aamir Khan is considered one of the bravest boxers who has never been intimidated by the rival's channel.