Boxing icon Amir Khan to face Neeraj Goyat in Saudi Arabia

[Kailash Kumar]

Boxing icon Amir Khan to face Neeraj Goyat in Saudi Arabia

May 31, 2019

The event is part of Saudi Seasons.

DUBAI: Acclaimed British boxer Amir Khan is heading into the boxing ring with ex-MMA fighter Neeraj Goyat in Saudi Arabia, in a historical bout taking place during Saudi Seasons.

Khan, who is of Pakistani origin and described as “the biggest Muslim personality in sport since Muhammad Ali,” will become the first high profile Muslim boxer to fight at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah – also known as The Shining Jewel – on July 12, 2019.

He is set to take on Neeraj Goyat, who is dubbed as the face of India’s national boxing scene.

“This is an exciting challenge that I have ahead of me. It will be the first time a British Pakistani will fight an Indian boxer, which eventually will bring the two nations together,” Khan said. "I would like to thank the Saudi government and General Sports Authority for giving me this opportunity and I’m a firm believer in sport being a great healer.”

Khan’s rival Goyat, who holds a WBC Asian belt, said: “This opportunity is as big as it gets for me. I will be carrying the hopes of 1.2 billion on my shoulders who will expect me to bring the title by causing an upset.”

Khan has thrilled the boxing world with his exhilarating all-action style since he stepped onto the world stage at just 17 when he heroically battled his way to a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.

One the other hand, Goyat has carved his name in his own country. Hailing from Chandigarh, he is a pioneer in helping to establish professional boxing in India.

As part of the Kingdom’s social and cultural push under the Vision 2030 strategy, the event is expected to boost the country’s image in the sporting world.

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[Whirling_dervesh]

Khan is absolutely washed up, despite this he will still make minced beef of the injun...

 

[Numerous]

No offence to the opponent but this could potentially be one of the easiest fights of Khan's career...

 

[AUz]

Lol, exhibition match.

Anyways, india has never produced any worldclass professional fighter. Its not in their genes, trust me. Overwhelming majority of indians are small, weak, and ugly (sorry, but its the truth!).

Btw, currently, the greatest wrestling world champion alive and one of the greatest UFC world champion alive are both Muslims from Dagestan

Khabib Nurmagamedov and Abdulrashid Sharipov

 

[namefield_empty]

Lol, exhibition match.

Anyways, india has never produced any worldclass professional fighter. Its not in their genes, trust me. Overwhelming majority of indians are small, weak, and ugly (sorry, but its the truth!).

Btw, currently, the greatest wrestling world champion alive and one of the greatest UFC world champion alive are both Muslims from Dagestan

Khabib Nurmagamedov and Abdulrashid Sharipov

Talk is cheap, do you know the number of boxers to have won medals from my state Assam and Manipur in world events in the last two years alone. And i am not taking into consideration the medallists from other states in India. Compare that with your country Pakistan and you will drag your sorry rear from this thread.

No offence to the opponent but this could potentially be one of the easiest fights of Khan's career...

Glass chin Khan, you mean. I belong to the fraternity therefore i will not talk ill of a fellow boxer. Stop calling him a Pakistani.

 

[Numerous]

Glass chin Khan, you mean. I belong to the fraternity therefore i will not talk ill of a fellow boxer. Stop calling him a Pakistani.

Meh chin or no chin, he outclasses his opponent in skill here by far.

He is a pakistani. If you want to be more accurate, say British Pakistani. Why do you want to deny this?

 

[Ali_Baba]

No offence to the opponent but this could potentially be one of the easiest fights of Khan's career...

If Khan takes the fight seriously, that is. He is a bit too cocky and arrogant these days, and may end up on his arse again! He has lost a lot of focus and determination that he had early on in his career. Shame really. I do quite like him.

 

[Numerous]

If Khan takes the fight seriously, that is. He is a bit too cocky and arrogant these days, and may end up on his arse again!

The saudis must've paid him nicely. It'll be in his interest to impress, maybe it would set up another future fight in Saudi.

 

[namefield_empty]

Meh chin or no chin, he outclasses his opponent in skill here by far.

He is a pakistani. If you want to be more accurate, say British Pakistani. Why do you want to deny this?

He is a British citizen by birth, don't try to appropriate his acclaims. Boxing is non existent in Pakistan, that is why Amir Khan chose to invest in the Indian boxing league couple of years back.

 

[Hamza913]

I would suggest my fellow Pakistanis keep their ego to a minimal, glass jaw Khan has a pretty good chance of losing this one.

 

[Numerous]

He is a British citizen by birth, don't try to appropriate his acclaims. Boxing is non existent in Pakistan, that is why Amir Khan chose to invest in the Indian boxing league couple of years back.

Who cares where he was born, he could've been born on the moon and he'd still probably take pics like the ones below. He's definitely aware of his Pakistani origins and even uses a Pakistani flag (alongside a UK one) as he walks to the ring.

 

[namefield_empty]

Who cares where he was born, he could've been born on the moon and he'd still probably take pics like the ones below. He's definitely aware of his Pakistani origins and even uses a Pakistani flag (alongside a UK one) as he walks to the ring.

Yet choses to invest his hard earned money in India(Super boxing league) because we have the talent and passion for boxing, and that shows in our results in international competitions. Pakistan is an unknown entity in boxing.

 

[Numerous]

Yet choses to invest his hard earned money in India(Super boxing league) because we have the talent and passion for boxing, and that shows in our results in international competitions. Pakistan is an unknown entity in boxing.

Look I really don't see the point in this arguing this lol. Why do you want to disassociate Khan from Pakistan so badly?

This argument is just stupid.

 

[namefield_empty]

Look I really don't see the point in this arguing this lol. Why do you want to disassociate Khan from Pakistan so badly?

This argument is just stupid.

Because he would have been a nobody amidst your martial race 7 foot tall bhayyas in Pakistan who think that they excel in every combat sport known to mankind. No! You suck in all of those, barely managed to scrape past a war torn Afghanistan in the last CWG. Nepal and Sri Lanka performed better than you people.

 

[AUz]

Talk is cheap, do you know the number of boxers to have won medals from my state Assam and Manipur in world events in the last two years alone. And i am not taking into consideration the medallists from other states in India. Compare that with your country Pakistan and you will drag your sorry rear from this thread.


Glass chin Khan, you mean. I belong to the fraternity therefore i will not talk ill of a fellow boxer. Stop calling him a Pakistani.

Don't get butthurt.

Name me one, yes ONE professional world champion in boxing or any of the combat sports? There is not a SINGLE indian...

You probably don't know the difference between amateurs and professional arena. As I said, majority of indians are small, tiny, ugly, and weak men. Its not a fucking secret mate. Majority of your population resides in "hindi" belt (UP, Madhaya pardesh, Bihar etc)----and be honest, aren't they weak, short, and ughly? LOL!

Majority of Pakistan is Punjabi and Pashtun. Taller, much much much more handsome, stronger than those hindu Bihari losers