Amir Khan turns 29 today

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akistan born British boxer Amir Khan is celebrating his 29 birthday today (Tuesday).

Khan was born and raised in Bolton, England. He belongs to a Pakistani Punjabi Rajput family with roots in Matore village of Kahuta Tehsil, located in Rawalpindi district of the Punjab.

British professional boxer and two-time former world champion, having held the unified WBA and IBF light welterweight titles.

He currently holds the WBC Silver welterweight title, and has fought at three weight classes: lightweight, light welterweight, and welterweight.

Khan is the youngest British Olympic boxing medalist, winning silver at the 2004 Athens Olympics, at the age of 17.

He is also one of the youngest ever British world champions, winning the WBA light welterweight title at the age of 22. The International Business Times ranked him the eighth best pound for pound boxer in 2011.

The 29-year-old so far fought 34 fights and faced defeat in only three of them.