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IT’S been nine years since Amir Khan last held a world title strap.The 32-year-old old Bolton star on screen this weekend as Meet The Khans, a new documentary series detailing his and his wife Faryal Makhdoom’s lives.
Amir Khan is in San Francisco preparing to fight Terence CrawfordCredit: Reuters
What is Amir Khan’s net worth?
BACK in 2017, Khan ditched the gloves for a stint in the jungle for ITV’s I’m A Celeb, where he was rumoured to the highest-paid contestant in the 17-year history of the show.
Since his first professional fight in 2005, Khan has been busy growing his fortune.
As well as bringing in cash through his fights, he’s also founded the Super Boxing League and worked as a mixed martial arts promoter.
And mega purses are back on the menu for the man who held the WBA title from 2009 to 2012 and the IBF crown in 2011.
Amir Khan and Terrence Crawford weigh-in ahead of huge fight in New York
Amir Khan has been knocked out more than once in his career – and Freddie Roach says it will happen again this weekendCredit: PA:Press Association
Khan has put his time in the jungle behind him and got back to the gym, beating Phil Lo Greco and Samuel Vargas to set up a huge world title fight with unbeaten Crawford at Madison Square Garden.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, as of this year Khan is worth £23million.
His purse for his 2016 bout with Saul Alvarez was reportedly £9m and he pocketed around £3m for turning down Kell Brook and fighting Crawford in New York.
Khan and wife Faryal have two children togetherCredit: PA:Press Association
Who is his wife Faryal Makhdoom?
KHAN married his wife Faryal Makhdoom back in 2013, having been introduced to her by a mutual friend.
Born in Brooklyn, Faryal graduated from Rutgers University with a double major in political science and journalism.
She now works primarily as a model, whilst also owning her own make-up brand.
The pair were involved in a very public spat in 2017, when Amir took to Twitter and announced their break-up, claiming his wife had cheated on him with heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua.
But Faryal cleared up the situation several days later, claiming that screenshots of her and Joshua’s ‘conversation’ had been faked.
Khan has returned to the ring after his stint in reality TVCredit: PA:Press Association
She wrote on her Twitter feed: “I’ve been quiet for some time… because I myself didn’t know what’s going on.
“Everything that’s going on is just not right and a complete misunderstanding.
“The screenshots sent to Amir were ‘fake’ and Amir thought Joshua and I were speaking… when we have never even met.
“Anger took the better of him and he tweeted away without thinking there was absolutely NO truth to it.
“It’s all cleared up with both teams now and again, there was NOTHING like that going on.
“Apologies for all this nonsense. Let’s get on with life now…”
The pair reconciled and after Khan’s success on I’m A Celeb, were looking at producing a fly-on-the-wall reality series which would offer an insight into their family life.

How many children do they have?
FARYAL and Amir have three children, named Lamisah, Muhammad and Alayna.
Lamisah was born in 2014 and on April 24, 2018 Faryal gave birth to their daughter Alayna. Muhammad was born in 2020. More

AMIR Khan’s marriage to Faryal Makhdoom was rocked by the leaking of a sex tape filmed just weeks after their wedding.The couple both publicly announced their split in 2017, seven months after the film showing him performing a sex act on himself while in conversation with a female model on Skype emerged online.
Amir Khan is the latest celebrity to be hit with a sex tape scandal, after footage of him performing a sex act was released onlineCredit: Getty Images
Amir Khan and Faryal Makhdoom got married in 2013 in New YorkCredit: Getty – Contributor
Boxer Amir Khan confirmed on snapchat in 2017 that he and Faryal were breaking upCredit: Splash News
What was the Amir Khan sex tape scandal and what did Faryal Makhdoom say about it?
A clip of the Olympic boxer wearing a T-shirt and boxer shorts while performing a sex act on himself was released online in January 2017.
The footage shows the famous sporting face in conversation with a female model through the video call service Skype.
It is said to have been made weeks after he married Faryal Makhdoom.
Despite being said to be “disgusted” by the leak, she back the boxer, taking to Snapchat to share pictures of him training ahead of his next fight.
The woman in the footage is thought to be from Arizona, US.
She is thought to have first had a fling with the former world champion in 2010.
During an interview on ITV’s This Morning, he said: “I love my wife, and I love my family. The marriage is brilliant, it’s going really well.
“Everything is fine between with us.”
Faryal added: “It’s just the past that’s coming back to try and bring us down.
“But our focus is now the next fight.”

But privately Faryal was said to be “absolutely disgusted” by the tape.
Following their public split when Khan accused her of cheating on him, she appeared to revisit the sex tape scandal.
She said: “Actually trying to ruin someone’s life like this is a low blow. Especially someone who’s been there through every cheating scandal and stuck by your side when your own parents screwed your over.
“It’s ok. I’ll stay quiet. I won’t let YOUR dirty laundry out in the public. Because I’m better than that.”How does the Skype trap work?
Celebrities are approached on social media by a profile which shows an image of an attractive woman.
If the targeted man follows the woman in return, she will send a direct message suggesting webcam sex.
They then use a video call service, usually Skpe.
The pair will call each other and the video is secretly recorded while the celebrity performs sex acts.
Videos are then sent to an anonymous drop box before being uploaded to porn sites.
Celebrities are approached on social media by a profile which shows an image of an attractive woman, who suggests webcam sex

Who else has had their videos leaked to porn websites?
As well as Amir Khan and Louis Smith, The Sun revealed that an international X-rated website published intimate videos of 2008 Britain’s Got Talent winner George Sampson, 23, and current Celebrity Big Brother contestant Calum Best, 35.
Gold medallist diver Chris Mears, Coronation Street’s Shayne Ward, ex-Strictly Come Dancing contestant Ben Cohen, The Only Way Is Essex star Kirk Norcross and X Factor hunk Sam Callahan also had intimate recordings put online.
Britain’s Got Talent winner George Sampson is one of many celebrities who has had their sex tape posted online
Olympic silver medallist Louis Smith also had an X-rated video of him performing a sex act on webcam made public.
The X-rated video, first revealed in 2012, resurfaced after celebrity sex tape specialist Celebrity Busted had one of their accounts hacked.
Louis was suspended from gymnastics after The Sun revealed a video of him and a pal mocking Islam while at a boozy wedding.
British Olympian Louis Smith has also had X-rated clip published to a porn site
Celebrity Busted, a website which specialises in celebrity sex tapes, posted links to leaked videos of British reality stars including Celebrity Big Brother’s Stephen Bear, Charlie Healy from X Factor band The Risk and The Apprentice candidate James Hill.
All the celebrities in the videos are engaging in solo sex acts while in a two-way conversation with female glamour models who are not identified in the online postings. More