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Khan would ‘love’ to fight for Pakistan in Rio
- Updated: June 2, 2016
3:45 AM ET
Amir Khan has welcomed the move to allow professional boxers to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympics and admits he “would love” to fight for Pakistan this summer.
At an extraordinary congress on Wednesday, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) voted in favour of the motion to grant professional fighters eligibility for the Olympics.
The World Boxing Council and British Boxing Board of Control have been critical, but it will be for each country’s national federations to choose whether this is something they wish to pursue.
GB Boxing oversees Great Britain’s Olympic boxing programme, and has refused to rule out exploring the option of taking a professional fighter to Rio, but it appears Khan will not be one of them.
Khan, who rose to prominence in 2004 when he claimed gold for Great Britain at …
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