Amir Khan to train with Pakistan army in the mountains and fires strong KSI accusation
Amir Khan has sent a message to KSI who he looks set to come out of retirement to face in the boxing ring while taking aim at the YouTuber for one of his previous comments
British boxing legend Amir Khan has reaffirmed his position that he will return to boxing and that he wants to face KSI taking particular issue with the YouTuber for his use of a derogatory term to describe people from Pakistan - where his family originates. Khan has dropped several hints that he will be KSI's next opponent, making a potential return to the ring this summer just over two years after his last bout - a defeat to Kell Brook.
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But at the age of 37, he could become the latest retired big name to take on the rising tide of influencer-boxers, insisting why he would like to fight KSI.
Speaking to Offshore Poker Sites, Khan said: "KSI insulted the Pakistanis on one of his videos and the whole Pakistani community is rooting for me to give him a good beating. He can’t fight, he’s making the sport look bad, so they need a real fighter to put them right – so they stay out of boxing. Stick to your YouTube and Disney Channel, these guys are making the sport a joke now."
Khan had added that if KSI does agree to fight him, which Jake Paul has suggested could already be the case, he will train in the Pakistan mountains for six weeks after he was granted an honourary rank as a Pakistan army captain last month.
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Khan said: "It’s an honour for me to be made an honorary Captain in the Pakistan army, they know I have that fighting spirit. All the guys in the army have that fighting spirit as well. Training camp maybe would be in Pakistan, in the hills and mountains with the Pakistan army. I’ve also said if I do take the KSI fight I want to walk out with the General of Pakistan.
"I’d need a five or six-week camp to get the muscle memory kicking in, maybe put on a little weight, and get stronger.
"You’re not going to have to train hard for these guys, KSI, he can’t throw a punch. If I did a full training camp and I was a machine, I’d be hurting them really, really badly, but we don’t want to hurt them too badly, but we do want to shut them up."
After his bout with Brook, Khan was handed a two-year suspension from boxing after he had tested positive for ostarine - a suspension which had seemed redundant after he had announced his retirement.
But with that suspension now up, Khan is free to return to the ring to face KSI. The YouTuber is yet to speak on the rumours of a fight, with Paul previously suggesting they are to face each other in a tweet earlier this week.
