Haroon Khan believes bronze medal proves point
Haroon Khan, younger brother of WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan, believes his performance at the Commonwealth Games has repaid in kind the English team that snubbed him.
Khan successfully won a bronze medal in the flyweight category, after losing his third bout to Suranjoy Singh. He was proud to win the medal for Pakistan, but was equally inspired not to share the podium with English representatives.
A high point for Khan was outpointing Welshman Andrew Selby in his second bout, after the two were deadlocked at 3-3 midway.
By stepping on the podium of an international sporting event Khan was also able to inherit a feat initiated by his brother, who won silver medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004.
Khan, 19, brandished his success, pointing out: “There's not one British boxer in my weight category who is going to get a medal so I think I proved my point to the media.” He continued: “I heard in the media that [British boxing coach] Rob McCracken said
I was not good enough [for the English team,] but he has never seen any of my bouts. I would love to see him right now, it is in your face now I have got a medal. But I should have got that medal for England.”
Khan’s family has publicly criticized British boxing chiefs for failing to include the flyweight on their national roster. Khan believes that with the medal he has proven others wrong, and that he should have been included on the English squad.
In his final fight Khan was visibly overwhelmed. He took on Singh, known as “Little Tyson,” who was able to accrue a point lead of 6-0 by the end of the first round. Khan was unable to recover for the deficit.
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