Amir Khan is likely to be worth somewhere between $25-35 million by the year 2026, which falls in line with most predictions of Khan’s wealth, and typically lie between $30-40 million or £20-30m.
Khan made his fortune earlier than most. Born in Bolton in 1986, Khan first made a name for himself when just 17 he won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, which in itself afforded him an amount of recognition most boxers aren’t afforded pre-career and he signed pro terms in 2005. Khan was soon recognised as one of the most marketable fighters in the UK.
Within the ring Khan was an exciting and unpredictable fighter; he secured WBA light-welterweight title after beating Andriy Kotelnik in 2009 and his profile grew with wins over the likes of Paulie Malignaggi, Marcos Maidana, Zab Judah and Devon Alexander. Maidana was arguably the highlight of his career, the bout in 2010 being reported as a $1.1m fight and Malignaggi was slightly lower than this, estimated around $800k.
The peak earning night in Khan’s career arguably came in 2016, against Canelo Alvarez. Though Khan jumped up in weight and put in an exciting performance prior to the devastating knockout in the sixth, it represented an opportunity for a very large payday and despite his guarantee being a reasonable $1.5m for the fight it is believed that Khan earned around $15m overall. In more recent times his guaranteed purse for the Terence Crawford fight in 2019 was around $3.8 million plus whatever upsides there were and his 2022 bout with bitter rival Kell Brook was also a huge Sky Box Office event that undoubtedly secured Khan a substantial seven figures for what would prove to be his final fight.
Beyond fight fees, Khan has earned from his sponsorships and appearances, various TV projects and boxing promotion, property and his Bolton wedding venue business as well as the wider media exposure and charity work outside the sport; Khan, however, earned most of his considerable fortune by doing what most promoters love – he was a popular, fast-moving British boxer who took risk after risk, selling his fights extremely well in the process.