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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