Amir Khan Intends To Hang Up His Boxing Gloves After Losing To Kell Brook By TKO In The 6th Round

Amir Khan, intends to hang up his boxing gloves after losing to Kell Brook in his last match in Manchester, Saturday 19 February 2022. (Photo: Eurosport)

JAKARTA – British boxer of Pakistani descent, Amir Khan, has signaled his retirement after a crushing defeat by a sixth round technical knockout (TKO) to Kell Brook at Manchester Arena, Manchester, Saturday 19 February 2022 or Sunday WIB.

In that match, Khan seemed powerless to withstand the onslaught of his compatriots. Until finally in the sixth round the referee had to stop the match after Khan was unable to continue the fight.

After the match, the former super lightweight (63.5kg) world champion implied that he wanted to hang up his boxing gloves.

"Of course, this is something to think about," when asked by reporters about the possibility of retiring as reported by Reuters.

"I've done a lot more in my career as a boxer. I was in the Olympics at 17 and world champion at 22. I've had a long career. I'm old. I want to spend time with my kids and family, "said Amir Khan who is now 35 years old.

The boxer who had the nickname "King Khan" as an amateur had won a silver medal in lightweight (57-60kg) at the Athens 2024 Olympics. At that time, he lost in the final against Cuban boxer Mario Kindelan.

Then he made his professional debut on July 16, 2005. Throughout his pro career, Amir Khan has recorded 40 matches with 34 of them ending in wins.

Khan was at the peak of his career by winning the WBA super lightweight (63.5kg) world title after beating Andriy Kotelnik on July 18, 2009. Then added the IBF title in the same division on July 23, 2011 after defeating Zab Judah.

But after that, Khan lost the title after losing to Lamont Peterson on 10 December 2011. He also once challenged Saul "Canelo" Alvarez for the WBC middleweight title (72.5kg) on 7 May 2016. But in that fight Amir Khan lost.

Then, he tried his luck in the welterweight division (66.6kg). He even had the opportunity to win the world title when he fought Terence Crawford for the WBO title on April 20, 2019. But he failed again.

Prior to his fight against Kell Brook, Amir Khan successfully won the WBC International welterweight title after defeating Billy Dib at King Abdullah Sports City, Saudi Arabia, on July 12, 2019.