Boxing: Birthday on hold.AMIR KHAN Amir Khan may refer to:
tr.v. post·poned, post·pon·ing, post·pones 1. To delay until a future time; put off. See Synonyms at defer1. 2. To place after in importance; subordinate. his 2lst birthday celebrations to continue his path towards a world title within the next 12 months. Khan defends his Commonwealth lightweight title in his 15th professional bout at the Bolton Arena tonight, taking on former world title challenger Graham Earl. When Khan turned professional in July 200; he stated his ambition to break Naseem Hamed's record as Britain's youngest world champion. Hamed was 21 years and seven months old when he beat Welshman Steve Robinson This article is about the Welsh former professional boxer. For the NASA astronaut, see Stephen Robinson. For other persons of the same name, see Robinson. Steve Robinson (born Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional boxer. , but Khan said: "I want to be a world champion so this is like a step. I'll learn from this and move on to bigger things. I'll put the birthday to one side. "I'm going to focus on this fight and go in there and do what I normally do. I'm not going to let my birthday come between it." |
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