Haroon Iqbal "Harry" Khan
(born 10 May 1991) is a Pakistan-British
professional boxer
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, and
Commonwealth Games
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Bronze medallist.
Personal life
Khan was born in
Bolton
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,
England
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, to a Pakistani
Punjabi family with roots in
Rawalpindi,
Pakistan
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.
He is the younger brother of former WBA and IBF World Light Welterweight Champion
Amir Khan and is the first cousin of English cricketer
Sajid Mahmood
Sajid Iqbal Mahmood (Urdu: ساجد اقبال محمود, ''Sājid Iqbāl Maḥmūd''; born 21 December 1981) is a former English cricketer, who played all formats of the game. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler who played international cri ...
, related through a Paternal grandfather, Lal Khan, who came to
England
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after being discharged from the
Pakistan Army.
Prior to boxing, Khan played football for his local club before the club was eventually shut down. Khan supports his local football team
Bolton Wanderers and he also enjoys
Indian Premier League
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cricket. His all-time favorite boxer is
Oscar De La Hoya
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.
In 2016, Khan married Arifa Janjua in
Rawalpindi,
Pakistan
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. Khan and Janjua then flew back to
Bolton
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where their
Walima
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took place.
Amateur career
Khan took up boxing through watching his older brother prevail at the sport as a youngster, as an amateur, he fought in the
Bantamweight
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The name for the class is derived from bantam chickens. B ...
class where he held 66 wins and 19 losses. Khan has previously won the Junior ABA Championships once and Junior Four Nations Challenge twice.
2010 Commonwealth Games
The highlight of his Amateur career came when he qualified for the
2010 Commonwealth Games
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in
New Delhi
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following a defeat over
Tanzania
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n boxer Sunday Elias with a blow to the head in the third round.
Khan chose to represent
Pakistan
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after being overlooked by the Team GB selectors in favor of
Andrew Selby
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, who he went on to beat in the quarter finals,
and was thus guaranteed a medal before losing out to the eventual gold medalist,
Indian
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boxer Suranjoy Singh. He became one of two
Pakistanis to win a bronze-medal for boxing in the
2010 Commonwealth Games
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, the other being
Muhammad Waseem
Muhammad Waseem (born 29 August 1987) is a Pakistani professional boxer who challenged twice for the IBF flyweight title in 2018 and in 2022. Known for his quick and swift style of boxing, Waseem is nicknamed "Falcon".
Early life
Muhammad W ...
.
2012 Olympics ban
Khan was banned by the
International Boxing Association (AIBA) from representing
Pakistan
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in
World Amateur Boxing Championships
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, a qualifier to the
2012 Olympics, as he prepared for the tournament because he had represented for
England
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as a youth even though he gained
Pakistani citizenship in 2010. His father tried to appeal the ban but failed to have it lifted.
Professional career
Super flyweight
Khan debuted at super flyweight, and was coached by Oliver Harrison, his elder brother
Amir Khan's former coach.
Professional boxing record
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Awards
In January 2014, he was awarded the Best at Sport award at the
British Muslim Awards
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Overview
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.
See also
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Amir Khan
*
British Pakistanis
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References
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Living people
1991 births
English male boxers
Super-flyweight boxers
English people of Pakistani descent
Citizens of Pakistan through descent
Sportspeople from Bolton
Punjabi people
Boxers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Pakistan
British sportspeople of Pakistani descent
Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing