Khan lit the fire in South Asian kids, says Abdul Khan

Abdul Khan credits Amir Khan with inspiring a generation of South Asian boxers. The younger fighter says Khan's success created a pathway that changed the sport's landscape for British Asian talent.

“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

Khan became Britain's youngest Olympic boxing medallist in 2004 and went on to win world titles at lightweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">light-welterweight. His visibility broke barriers for South Asian fighters in a sport where representation had been minimal. Abdul Khan is among the boxers who followed that trail into the professional ranks.

What it moves

Abdul Khan told BBC Sport that Khan's influence extended beyond results. The statement arrives as British boxing continues to draw talent from communities that had little presence in the sport two decades ago. Khan's legacy now includes the pathway he opened as much as the belts he won.

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