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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Holden McGroin on September 26, 2004, 02:56:50 PM
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LONDON (AFP) - Britain's Olympic Games boxing silver medallist Amir Khan could be paid 70,000 pounds (102,000 euros) a year to preserve his amateur status in order to fight at the Beijing Games in 2008, it was reported.
The 17-year-old middleweight has been deluged with offers to turn professional since his sparkling performances in Athens last month but Khan has insisted he wants one more shot at Olympic gold in China in four years' time.
On Thursday, Paul King, development officer of the Amateur Boxing Association (ABA), told the BBC that they are set to table an offer of 70,000-a-year tax-free for the Bolton boxer to preserve his amateur status.
"It's a good offer - but it's the first we've known about it. We've not seen it ourselves and we've not received anything in writing," said Khan's agent Asif Vali.
"The media are still waiting for Paul and his team to give us the offer in writing - but it's got to be considered.
I thought getting paid makes you a professional... but... he may get paid... to be an amateur. :confused:
I need some aspirin.