Amir Iqbal Khan (born 8 December 1986 in Bolton, Greater Manchester), nicknamed 'King', is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2022. Per Wikipedia, he rose to fame at the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the lightweight division and becoming, at 17, Britain's youngest boxing Olympic medalist, and he later became one of the youngest ever British professional world champions, winning the WBA title at the age of 22.
Khan won the Commonwealth lightweight title in 2007, suffered his first professional loss to Breidis Prescott in 2008, and won the WBA light-welterweight title from Andreas Kotelnik in July 2009. He added the IBF title by beating Zab Judah in 2011, lost to Danny García in July 2012, later challenged Canelo Álvarez for the WBC and The Ring middleweight titles in 2016 and Terence Crawford for the WBO welterweight title in 2019, and closed his career with a February 19, 2022 loss to Kell Brook, per the bout table.
BoxRec-style profile
- Birth name: Amir Iqbal Khan
- Born: December 8, 1986 — Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
- Nationality: British
- Height: 5 ft 8½ in (174 cm)
- Reach: 71 in (180 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Pro debut: 16 Jul 2005 (Win by TKO vs David Bailey)
- Last bout: 19 Feb 2022 (Loss by TKO vs Kell Brook)
- Total rounds boxed: 238 (summed from the bout table below)
- Divisions: Lightweight, Light-welterweight, Welterweight, Middleweight
- KO percentage: 61.8% (21 KO wins in 34 wins)
- Titles held (major, with reign dates): WBA light-welterweight title July 18, 2009 – July 14, 2012 (won from Andreas Kotelnik; defended against Dmitry Salita, Paulie Malignaggi, Marcos Maidana and Paul McCloskey; added the IBF light-welterweight title July 23, 2011 against Zab Judah and lost the WBA (Super) and IBF titles to Lamont Peterson on December 10, 2011; Khan was later reinstated as WBA champion after Peterson failed a drug test, per the bout-table note, and lost the WBA (Super) title to Danny García on July 14, 2012) — reign summary per Wikipedia lead and bout table; at regional level he held the Commonwealth lightweight title from July 14, 2007, per the bout table
- Trainer: Freddie Roach (replaced Jorge Rubio after the Breidis Prescott loss; Khan began training with Roach at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles, per the fetched article)
- Promoter: Frank Warren (early career, per the fetched article); Khan split with Warren on January 17, 2010 and signed with Golden Boy Promotions, per the fetched article
- Born: December 8, 1986 — Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
- Nationality: British
- Height: 5 ft 8½ in (174 cm)
- Reach: 71 in (180 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Divisions: Lightweight, Light-welterweight, Welterweight, Middleweight
Record at a glance
- Total bouts: 40
- Wins: 34
- Wins by KO: 21
- Losses: 6
- Losses by KO: 5
- Draws: 0
- No contests: 0
- Born: December 8, 1986 — Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
- Nationality: British
- Height: 5 ft 8½ in (174 cm)
- Reach: 71 in (180 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Divisions: Lightweight, Light-welterweight, Welterweight, Middleweight
Fight-by-fight record
| No. | Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round/Time | Venue / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Jul 2005 | David Bailey | Win | TKO | 1 (4), 1:49 | Bolton Arena, Bolton, England |
| 2 | 10 Sep 2005 | Baz Carey | Win | UD | 4 | International Arena, Cardiff, Wales |
| 3 | 5 Nov 2005 | Steve Gethin | Win | TKO | 3 (4), 0:49 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 4 | 10 Dec 2005 | Daniel Thorpe | Win | TKO | 2 (4), 2:57 | ExCeL, London, England |
| 5 | 28 Jan 2006 | Vitali Martynov | Win | TKO | 1 (6), 1:15 | Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England |
| 6 | 25 Feb 2006 | Jackson Williams | Win | TKO | 3 (6), 2:16 | ExCeL, London, England |
| 7 | 20 May 2006 | Laszlo Komjathi | Win | UD | 6 | King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 8 | 8 Jul 2006 | Colin Bain | Win | TKO | 2 (6), 2:20 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales |
| 9 | 2 Sep 2006 | Ryan Barrett | Win | TKO | 1 (6), 1:51 | Bolton Arena, Bolton, England |
| 10 | 9 Dec 2006 | Rachid Drilzane | Win | UD | 10 | ExCeL, London, England |
| 11 | 17 Feb 2007 | Mohammed Medjadi | Win | TKO | 1 (8), 0:55 | Wembley Arena, London, England |
| 12 | 7 Apr 2007 | Stefy Bull | Win | TKO | 3 (8), 1:45 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales |
| 13 | 14 Jul 2007 | Willie Limond | Win | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | The O2 Arena, London, England — ★ Title fight — Won Commonwealth lightweight title |
| 14 | 6 Oct 2007 | Scott Lawton | Win | TKO | 4 (12), 0:32 | Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England — ★ Title fight — Retained Commonwealth lightweight title |
| 15 | 8 Dec 2007 | Graham Earl | Win | TKO | 1 (12), 1:12 | Bolton Arena, Bolton, England — ★ Title fight — Retained Commonwealth lightweight title |
| 16 | 2 Feb 2008 | Gairy St. Clair | Win | UD | 12 | ExCeL, London, England — ★ Title fight — Retained Commonwealth lightweight title |
| 17 | 5 Apr 2008 | Martin Kristjansen | Win | TKO | 7 (12), 2:53 | Bolton Arena, Bolton, England — ★ Title fight — Won WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title |
| 18 | 21 Jun 2008 | Michael Gomez | Win | TKO | 5 (12), 2:33 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England — ★ Title fight — Retained Commonwealth lightweight title |
| 19 | 6 Sep 2008 | Breidis Prescott | Loss | KO | 1 (12), 0:54 | MEN Arena, Manchester, England — ★ Title fight — Lost WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title |
| 20 | 6 Dec 2008 | Oisin Fagan | Win | TKO | 2 (12), 1:37 | ExCeL, London, England — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBA International lightweight title |
| 21 | 14 Mar 2009 | Marco Antonio Barrera | Win | TD | 5 (12), 2:36 | MEN Arena, Manchester, England — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA International lightweight title; Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title; Unanimous TD: Barrera cut from an accidental head clash |
| 22 | 18 Jul 2009 | Andreas Kotelnik | Win | UD | 12 | MEN Arena, Manchester, England — ★ Title fight — Won WBA light-welterweight title |
| 23 | 5 Dec 2009 | Dmitry Salita | Win | TKO | 1 (12), 1:16 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA light-welterweight title |
| 24 | 15 May 2010 | Paulie Malignaggi | Win | TKO | 11 (12), 1:25 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA light-welterweight title |
| 25 | 11 Dec 2010 | Marcos Maidana | Win | UD | 12 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, US — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA light-welterweight title |
| 26 | 16 Apr 2011 | Paul McCloskey | Win | TD | 6 (12), 2:30 | MEN Arena, Manchester, England — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA light-welterweight title; Unanimous TD: McCloskey cut from an accidental head clash |
| 27 | 23 Jul 2011 | Zab Judah | Win | KO | 5 (12), 2:47 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, US — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Super) light-welterweight title; Won IBF light-welterweight title |
| 28 | 10 Dec 2011 | Lamont Peterson | Loss | SD | 12 | Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC, US — ★ Title fight — Lost WBA (Super) and IBF light-welterweight titles; Khan later reinstated as WBA champion after Peterson failed a drug test |
| 29 | 14 Jul 2012 | Danny García | Loss | TKO | 4 (12), 2:28 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, US — ★ Title fight — Lost WBA (Super) light welterweight title; For WBC and vacant The Ring light-welterweight titles |
| 30 | 15 Dec 2012 | Carlos Molina | Win | RTD | 10 (12), 3:00 | Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, US — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBC Silver light-welterweight title |
| 31 | 27 Apr 2013 | Julio Díaz | Win | UD | 12 | Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, England |
| 32 | 3 May 2014 | Luis Collazo | Win | UD | 12 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US — ★ Title fight — Won WBA International and vacant WBC Silver welterweight titles |
| 33 | 13 Dec 2014 | Devon Alexander | Win | UD | 12 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC Silver welterweight title |
| 34 | 29 May 2015 | Chris Algieri | Win | UD | 12 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, US — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC Silver welterweight title |
| 35 | 7 May 2016 | Canelo Álvarez | Loss | KO | 6 (12), 2:37 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US — ★ Title fight — For WBC and The Ring middleweight titles |
| 36 | 21 Apr 2018 | Phil Lo Greco | Win | TKO | 1 (12), 0:39 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England |
| 37 | 8 Sep 2018 | Samuel Vargas | Win | UD | 12 | Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England |
| 38 | 20 Apr 2019 | Terence Crawford | Loss | TKO | 6 (12), 0:47 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. — ★ Title fight — For WBO welterweight title |
| 39 | 12 Jul 2019 | Billy Dib | Win | TKO | 4 (12), 1:06 | King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBC International welterweight title |
| 40 | 19 Feb 2022 | Kell Brook | Loss | TKO | 6 (12), 0:51 | AO Arena, Manchester, England |
Titles & notes
Major title reigns (start–end): WBA light-welterweight title July 18, 2009 – July 14, 2012 (won from Andreas Kotelnik; defended against Dmitry Salita, Paulie Malignaggi, Marcos Maidana and Paul McCloskey; added the IBF light-welterweight title July 23, 2011 against Zab Judah and lost the WBA (Super) and IBF titles to Lamont Peterson on December 10, 2011; Khan was later reinstated as WBA champion after Peterson failed a drug test, per the bout-table note, and lost the WBA (Super) title to Danny García on July 14, 2012) — reign summary per Wikipedia lead and bout table; at regional level he held the Commonwealth lightweight title from July 14, 2007, per the bout table
- 14 Jul 2007 vs Willie Limond: Won Commonwealth lightweight title
- 6 Oct 2007 vs Scott Lawton: Retained Commonwealth lightweight title
- 8 Dec 2007 vs Graham Earl: Retained Commonwealth lightweight title
- 2 Feb 2008 vs Gairy St. Clair: Retained Commonwealth lightweight title
- 5 Apr 2008 vs Martin Kristjansen: Won WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title
- 21 Jun 2008 vs Michael Gomez: Retained Commonwealth lightweight title
- 6 Sep 2008 vs Breidis Prescott: Lost WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title
- 6 Dec 2008 vs Oisin Fagan: Won vacant WBA International lightweight title
- 14 Mar 2009 vs Marco Antonio Barrera: Retained WBA International lightweight title; Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title; Unanimous TD: Barrera cut from an accidental head clash
- 18 Jul 2009 vs Andreas Kotelnik: Won WBA light-welterweight title
- 5 Dec 2009 vs Dmitry Salita: Retained WBA light-welterweight title
- 15 May 2010 vs Paulie Malignaggi: Retained WBA light-welterweight title
- 11 Dec 2010 vs Marcos Maidana: Retained WBA light-welterweight title
- 16 Apr 2011 vs Paul McCloskey: Retained WBA light-welterweight title; Unanimous TD: McCloskey cut from an accidental head clash
- 23 Jul 2011 vs Zab Judah: Retained WBA (Super) light-welterweight title; Won IBF light-welterweight title
- 10 Dec 2011 vs Lamont Peterson: Lost WBA (Super) and IBF light-welterweight titles; Khan later reinstated as WBA champion after Peterson failed a drug test
- 14 Jul 2012 vs Danny García: Lost WBA (Super) light welterweight title; For WBC and vacant The Ring light-welterweight titles
- 15 Dec 2012 vs Carlos Molina: Won vacant WBC Silver light-welterweight title
- 3 May 2014 vs Luis Collazo: Won WBA International and vacant WBC Silver welterweight titles
- 13 Dec 2014 vs Devon Alexander: Retained WBC Silver welterweight title
- 29 May 2015 vs Chris Algieri: Retained WBC Silver welterweight title
- 7 May 2016 vs Canelo Álvarez: For WBC and The Ring middleweight titles
- 20 Apr 2019 vs Terence Crawford: For WBO welterweight title
- 12 Jul 2019 vs Billy Dib: Won vacant WBC International welterweight title
Photo: Taqihz via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). Featured image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Khan-devon_press_%28cropped%29.jpg
Record source: Wikipedia professional boxing record table (cross-checked against the bout list), retrieved 2026-10-30.
