Abdul Khan credits cousin Amir for inspiring generation

Abdul Khan says watching Amir Khan's career ignited his own boxing ambitions and those of countless South Asian youngsters. The rising prospect told BBC Sport his famous cousin's success opened doors for an entire demographic.

“Seeing Amir reach the heights of the sport only lit the fire in probably the majority of the South Asian kids out there, including me”

— Abdul Khan, via BBC Sport

What Abdul Khan said

Abdul Khan is pursuing a professional boxing career years after Amir Khan became Britain's youngest Olympic boxing medallist and a two-time world champion. The Bolton connection between the two fighters has long been documented, with Abdul now following the path his older relative blazed through the amateur and professional ranks.

What it moves

Abdul's comments underline Amir Khan's lasting impact beyond his own ring achievements. The younger Khan is part of a wave of South Asian boxers who cite the former unified lightweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">light-welterweight champion as their gateway into the sport, a demographic shift that has reshaped British boxing's talent pool over the past two decades.

Source: bbc.com. Full Abdul Khan fight history and recent news at boxingnews.com.