AMIR KHAN’S son will ‘never’ follow his dad and become a professional boxer, his wife Faryal Makhdoom revealed.
Khan has been married to model Makhdoom since 2013.
Together, the couple have three kids together Lamaisah, six, and Alayna, two, as well as welcoming baby boy Zaviyar, 11 months, last year.
During a fan Q&A on Instagram, Makhdoom was asked: “Will your son be a boxer?”
To which she responded: “Never.”
The Pakistani-American also admitted she was not that familiar with Khan’s world title winning career when they first met.
She said: “I didn’t know much about his career but I knew he was some sort of boxer.”
Khan, 34, has earned millions from boxing since he decided to turn professional after the 2004 Greece Olympics, where he won a silver medal.
And while speaking to OK Magazine last year, he opened up about wanting his boy to choose a different career path – having already ‘taken the punches’ for the family.
Khan said: “As a father, I like to be there for all my kids. I’m going to be very supportive and whatever they want to do I’ll be on their side.
“I’ve been asked by a lot of people would you ever let him go in the boxing ring and fight. Look,
“I’ve done that for my kids, I’ve taken the punches for them and I would never like to see them punched in the face to be honest with you.
“But, if he wants to box – if Zaviyar says: ‘Look Daddy, I want to go to the boxing gym,’ I cannot stop him I will let him go there and let him pick what he wants to do himself.
“It’s a very tough sport to be in but like I said as a father I like to be there for all my kids. I’m going to be very supportive and whatever they want to do I’ll be on their side.”
