Amir Khan first appeared in Asian Image Sport as a stubby 11-year-old back in our February 1999 issue. A year later we crowned him 'Emperor of the North' after an impressive victory in the final of the North West Schoolboys championships. In an interview then he said his dream would be to win a medal at the Olympic games. And how right he was.
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