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He went to Brownlow Fold School and Smithills School in Bolton. He was a hyperactive child and "''a born fighter''", according to his father, who encouraged him to take up boxing. CAREER Khan rose to fame as Britain 's only boxing representative at the 2004 Athens Olympics , winning a silver medal at the age of 17 in the Lightweight Boxing category. He was Britain's youngest Olympic boxer since Colin Jones in 1976 . He lost in the final to Mario Kindelan of Cuba , who was widely regarded as the best Pound For Pound amateur boxer in the world. In 2005 he avenged this loss by defeating Kindelan in his last amateur fight. Despite declaring after the 2004 Olympics that he would pursue a Gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics , Khan turned professional in 2005, signing with England's leading boxing promoter, Frank Warren . He has won his first six professional fights, drawing good reviews (although questions are often asked about the quality of his opponents, despite him being at a very early stage in his career). After winning his fifth fight in 75 seconds, he commented that "I went in there and did my job - I don't get paid overtime. I would have loved to have shown more of myself but that's the way the fight went." It was the quickest victory of his professional career and his first six-round bout. He is an avid supporter of his local Football club, Bolton Wanderers FC , and often uses the club's training facilities at the Reebok Stadium . RECORD Amateur
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