Amir Khan, born and raised in Bolton, is most well known for his In 2008, he had his first big defeat in his success as a boxer. Born in 1986, career, during the month of Ramadan. He he became Britain's youngest was not able to train as he usually would boxing Olympic medallist at just for this fight. After this, he has decided 17. However what many people do that he will no longer fight during this One of his main beliefs is not realise is how his faith month. that he feels that religion is determines who he is as a boxer. there to bring people together, not tear them apart. In 2009, he was involved in one of the first Amir Khan major fights between a Muslim and a Jew, which Khan saw was an opportunity to bring two faiths During his time on I'm a together, peacefully celebrity get me out of here in 2017, his meals were sperate from other Due to his faith, he believes he campmates. His food was has a duty to help people in need. prepared in a way that did In 2010, Pakistan was hit with not interfere with his horrendous flooding, and he religious beliefs. urged Brits to help as much as possible. After donations, he raised enough money to open five Khan successfully completed his new school in the affected area. pilgrimage to Mecca in 2011 with In 2014, he missed a fight was Floyd his family. He believed that this Mayweather because he had been brought him closer to the people observing the month of Ramadan. His team within his faith and changed the stated that he would not have been able to way he looked at certain complete adequate training for this, so the situations. fight was postponed until later in the year. Ramadan: This is a month with the Islamic calendar, where a Muslim will not eat or drink between dawn and sunset. This is called fasting. It is one of the five pillars of Islam.