Rahul Raju | ONE Championship Full Fight”. “ Amir Khan Fighting For His Dad After Devastating Brain Cancer Diagnosis”. “ MMA Fighter Amir Khan: Overcoming Tourette, Bullying and Losses to Become a Champion in Life”. “ MMA fighter Amir Khan wanted to run away from Singapore and never come back”. In October that year, Amir Khan recorded the most number of knockouts held by any fighter in ONE FC’s history with nine KOs. I didn’t sit down and reflect on what I needed to fix on.” Īmir Khan returned to professional fighting in November 2019, besting Ev Ting of Malaysia by split decision and losing to Eto Kimihiro of Japan by submission in February 2020. But it was my mistake for rushing from one fight to the next. Getting knocked out for the first time was definitely the most heartbreaking experience. “I lost a world title fight at the end of 2018 and lost two more fights in the earlier half of 2019. Speaking to The Everyday People of Singapore, he elaborated on his state of mind during that period: Amir Khan lost the fight via unanimous decision and subsequently recorded another two losses in 2019 including his first loss by knockout (KO) to the Turkish MMA fighter, Saygid Arslanaliev. After establishing himself as a top contender with wins over Lee Sung Jong of South Korea and Honorio Banario of the Philippines, Amir Khan was given the opportunity to face the former ONE FC lightweight world champion, Eduard Folayang in November 2018 for the vacant championship belt. I maintained my composure and executed my game plan to perfection in order to take the victory.” īetween 20, Amir Khan amassed ten wins over twelve fights with nine of those wins via referee stoppage. I felt very excited about the fight as it is my first time fighting for ONE FC. “My plan was to keep consistent pressure and mix up my strikes and takedowns to keep him guessing. Speaking to Yahoo! News in a post-fight interview, he was quoted to have said: During his professional debut that year, he knocked out his opponent in the first round. Photo credit to Kevin Lim/ ST PHOTO.Īmir Khan signed with One FC in September 2014. ONE Championship (2014 - current)Īmir Khan has fought on the ONE Championship stage since debuting in 2014. Amir Khan served his National Service as a clerk for the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) while working as a professional MMA fighter. In 2014, he returned to Singapore permanently. He amassed a total of four wins in four fights. MMA careerįrom December 2012 to January 2014, Amir Khan competed as an amateur fighter for organisations such as the Louisiana-based Ascend Combat. The couple live together in Singapore and had their first child in March 2019. Personal lifeĪmir Khan is married to Cristina Leontyeva. ![]() In April 2020, it was announced that Amir Khan had been offered a scholarship by PSB Academy to obtain a degree in Sports and Exercise Science. He attained a high school diploma while living and training in Shreveport, Louisiana. I wish I could just be half the man he is.” EducationĪmir Khan dropped out of secondary school in secondary five to move to the United States to pursue MMA. He’s barely walking right now but he’s here with me the whole fight week, he’s so courageous, he’s so strong. “All I wanted to do was to get back in the knockout column and make my dad proud, and I’m glad that’s what I did. ![]() Amir Khan dedicated his October win to his father and said the following in the post-fight interview: In July 2020, his father was diagnosed with stage four brain lymphoma. Amir Khan (left) after winning his fight against Rahul Raju (right) in October 2020.
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