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AMIR KHAN: ATHENS 2004

Steve Bunce

@BigDaddyBunce

Voice of boxing

THE story of Amir Khan’s journey from Bolton to the Olympic boxing final in Athens is hard to believe.

It was like a dream at the time and now, somehow, it seems even more improbable. How did a kid, barely 17 years old, reach the Olympics and then how did he win four times to reach the final? It has never made any sense – it was just a wonderful time.

In late 2003, it was obvious that Khan was a contender for a place at the Olympic qualifiers, but he was just

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