Team GB boxer Muhammad Ali has revealed that watching Amir Khan win a silver medal in the Athens Olympics in 2004 inspired him to pursue a career in boxing.
The teenager, who won gold at the European Championships and silver at the World Championships at youth level last year, will represent Great Britain at the European Games in Baku.
The flyweight told reporters: "I was watching Khan at the Olympics in Athens 2004 and I thought, '17 years old and he's winning a silver medal. It's crazy that, he's doing something with his life instead of standing around on street corners just wasting his life'. I thought I want to do the same.
"I've just got to gain as much experience as I can because internationally there are good kids, many of them are better than pros. I'll probably stay on for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and then when I feel ready I'll turn pro."
The men's flyweight division gets underway on Tuesday.
Sian Cowper
