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19 March 2024

Gloves off: Amir Khan and Faryal Makhdoom expecting their first child

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By Lifestyle Correspondentt

While Amir Khan waits patiently to battle it out with Floyd Mayweather in the richest bout ever on May 3, 2014, the British boxer impatiently announces the wife Faryal's pregnancy.

Amir Khan and his wife Faryal are set to become parents for the first time.

The former two-time world champion told The Sun: ‘It’s still early days but we’re both very excited and can’t wait to be parents.’

The couple, who tied the knot back in May of this year, are delighted by the news. British boxing champ of Pakistan origin Amir Khan married his American bride Faryal Makhdoom in a lavish ceremony at the glitzy Waldorf Astoria in New York.

The 26-year-old told The Sun: ‘Our families are delighted and we’re blessed to have their support and guidance.’

The Bolton-born star enjoyed a long-distance relationship with the 21-year-old political science student before enjoying a week-long elaborate Islamic ceremony in New York.

Following that the couple, who got engaged in January 2012, held an even bigger wedding in Amir's hometown of Bolton, with a reported 4,000 guests in attendance.

According to the New York Post, the couple's big day have cost $1million and the boxer even showed the moves he's got beyond the boxing ring performing some Indian Bollywood dance routine in front of 350 guests.

Speaking at the time of the wedding to Hello magazine Amir said: 'I've lived the young life, I've done everything I've wanted to do. Now is the right time to settle down and start my own family.'

The 26 year old will also hold a huge ceremony in his native Bolton, England for 4,000 guests, including his fellow fighters Ricky Hatton and David Haye.

Recently, the couple found their relationship rocked after reports alleged that Amir had cheated on Faryal twice in one day.

At the time the Sun reported that the sports star had fooled around with two women while on holiday in Marbella with his friends.

Another woman claimed she had met up with the boxer on four consecutive days and spent two nights at his villa during the holiday.

After the big pregnancy news we hope the couple has settled down to enjoy parental bliss.