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British Asian boxer Amir Khan recalls when KO made him a man.


Byline: ANI

London, Oct 23 (ANI): Brit brit also britt  
n.
1. The young of herring and similar fish.

2. Minute marine organisms, such as crustaceans of the genus Calanus, that are a major source of food for right whales.
 Asian boxer Amir Khan Amir Khan may refer to:
  • Amir Khan (boxer), British boxer
  • Ustad Amir Khan, Hindustani vocalist
  • Amir Khan (Pindari), Indian ruler
  • Amir Khan (cricketer), West Indian cricketer
  • Aamir Khan, Indian actor
  • Amir Khan Lepzerin, A Kurdish ruler of Beradost near Urmia.
 can remember the exact time when he changed from a boy to a man as a boxer.

It was the 54th second of the fight when Colombian Breidis Prescott knocked him out cold last year.

That was Khan's only defeat and, as he looks ahead to his world light welterweight light welterweight
Noun

a professional or an amateur boxer weighing up to 140 pounds (63.5 kg)

Noun 1. light welterweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 140 pounds
 title date with Dmitriy Salita.

Khan, back in England from from Freddie Roach's Wild Card gym in LA, admitted to The Sun:

"The one thing I used to fear was defeat but I know what that is like now. After losing to Prescott I fear nothing and no man. Those 54 seconds most definitely changed me from a boy to a man. I realised after that defeat I was not the full package and I needed to put my foot down." (ANI)

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Date:Oct 26, 2009
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