Outside boxing

Outside boxing


[edit] Charitable and community work

After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Khan assisted in helping raise £1 million for victims of the disaster.[34] After the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, Khan went to Pakistan and handed out food parcels to children in a camp.[35]

In July 2006 Khan became involved in the No Messin' campaign, which promotes child safety around British railways.[36] The same year he performed an Umrah (a pilgrimage to Mecca).[37]

In 2008, he raised more than £6,000 for a firefighter who was badly burned while trying to save a family from an arson attack in Bolton.[38][39] Khan along with a few other famous faces took part in a charity football match at Valley Parade in Bradford, the proceeds of the match went to the family of the murdered police officer Sharon Beshenivsky.

He has spent £1 million of his own money on opening the Gloves Community Centre and boxing gym in Bolton to get youths off the streets.[40][41]

He has shown support for the White Ribbon Campaign, which encourages men to play a role in ending violence against women. (WRC)

[edit] Media

Khan was involved in a TV programme for Channel 4, Amir Khan's Angry Young Men, which consisted of three 50-minute episodes. The programme centred around troubled angry men and aimed to use the disciplines of boxing, coupled with faith and family values, to help re-focus their lives and steer them away from trouble in the future. It was screened in August/September 2007.

He has also been on a show called Proud Parents with his parents.

In April 2008, Khan appeared on TV game show Beat the Star, and in January 2009 he guested on a celebrity version of ITV1's Family Fortunes, pitted against Jennie Bond.

Amir appeared at the MOBO Awards 2009 where he presented the award for Best Video.

Amir has also appeared in Aik Din Geo Ke Saath, a show broadcast by the Pakistani television channel, Geo.

In April 2010, Khan featured as one of the guest stars (alongside comedian Jack Whitehall) in Sky One's sports-themed topical comedy show, A League of Their Own.

Recently, Amir also shot a music video for his entrance song, alongside Mr. Capone-E.

[edit] Motoring offences and incidents

On 23 October 2007, Khan was convicted of careless driving at Bolton Crown Court and given a six-month driving ban and a £1000 fine. The conviction related to an incident that occurred on 2 March 2006 in the centre of Bolton, when Khan's car hit and broke the leg of a pedestrian who was running on a pelican crossing trying to avoid cars. Immediately prior to the accident Khan had swerved around a line of stopped cars and went through a traffic light that had just turned red. He was cleared of dangerous driving[42] and the pedestrian received an interim payment of £40,000.[43] Khan was also summoned to appear in court in Rochdale on 26 October 2007, accused of travelling in excess of 140 mph on the M62 motorway on 31 December 2006. He failed to appear and the case was adjourned to 2 November 2007, with the District Judge warning that he would issue an arrest warrant if the accused did not appear by then. He was also charged with not producing his driving licence and insurance certificate.[44] On 7 January 2008 Khan was fined £1000 and banned for 42 days for the speeding offence.[45]



On 12 July 2009, Khan was once again involved in a motoring incident, this time a collision with a young cyclist. However, no action will be taken against Khan after police concluded that he was not to blame for the incident in Moor Lane following interviews with a number of witnesses.[46]