Khan wore the flamboyant shorts, which included a waistband made from 24-carat gold threading, during his successful WBC title defence against Devon Alexander in Las Vegas this month. He also plans to auction a $45,000 pair of shorts to raise money to help rebuild the school. ![]() Through his foundation, he would support Pakistani children in the health and education sectors. Last week the boxer announced he would would be setting up Amir Khan academies for young people in selected Pakistani cities. “We have to stop terrorism and with the help of the army and the people of Pakistan we can stop it,” he said. Khan, 28, said the country must pull together to prevail. The attack this month shocked the world and prompted Pakistan’s political and military leaders to vow decisive action to stamp out militancy. The youngest British Olympic Boxing medalist raising question said that the rival boxer, whose punch proved fatal, might be overweight. “My heart goes out to the families and the parents whose children died.” British boxing coach Terry Edwards, who was in Khans corner in Athens, has told Sky Sports News in an exclusive interview how Team GB almost lost him to Pakistan, before heated debates between. 06:47 PM 1 Feb, 2021 KARACHI World champion Amir Khan on Monday reacted to the tragic death of boxer inside the ring during a contest held in the Sindh capital. “The main reason I’ve come to Pakistan was to come to Peshawar and see the parents and the children and give the children the confidence to go back to school,” he told reporters. The boxer talks about why his father encouraged him to start boxing as a boy and life with his extended family all around him. ![]() He offered prayers at a memorial to the dead at the school gates and said he wanted to visit the city despite security concerns to show solidarity. The WBC welterweight world champion, who has Pakistani roots, has pledged to help rebuild the Army Public School in the northwestern city of Peshawar, the scene of Pakistan’s deadliest ever terror attack. British boxer Amir Khan yesterday visited the Pakistani school where Taliban gunmen slaughtered 150 people including 134 children to pay his respects to the victims.
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