Pakistani-born British boxer Amir Khan has said that his Islamabad-based boxing academy will reopen after a month.
In a video message posted on X (formerly Twitter) Amir said, “Thank you! The gym is now back with us, thank you to the Pakistan army and Pakistan government for helping to fix the issue. The gym will be active in June for boxers to train and compete.”
He said, “The gym has been cleaned and now we have to buy the necessary machinery after which the gym will reopen and the youth will be able to learn here.”
Amir Khan inaugurated the Boxing Academy at Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad in 2016 which was operational till 2022.
Earlier, Amir Khan expressed disappointment over the closure of the boxing academy and said that one hundred thousand dollars that he had invested had been lost.
