Dubai Sports Council Secretary-General, Saeed Hareb, received the Olympic and world champion several times in the lightweight boxing, British boxer Amir Khan, in the presence of Assistant Secretary General Nasser Aman Al Rahma.
A press statement issued by the council yesterday said: “Dubai Sports Council discussed opportunities for cooperation with the Olympic champion through the establishment of an academy specialized in boxing training to be an extension of its famous academies located in London, which work to train and develop talented athletes, and provide ways of success and progress for them to be world champions. ».
The council also encouraged the world champion to move in to stay with his wife, Ferial Makhdoom, and his three children, five-year-old Maysa, and two-year-old Alina, and his newly born son, Mohammed, to live in the emirate of Dubai, and take advantage of the capabilities provided by the emirate to encourage sports And, which enhances sports tourism and increases investment opportunities in Dubai, the council also discussed the possibility of holding a showdown in Dubai between Amir Khan with the world star and the Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, who has a close relationship with the council.
For his part, Amir Khan said: “I am happy to be in the Dubai Sports Council, which has hosted many sports legends and world champions, and I am proud to be among the list of great men hosted by the Council. My grandfather is in the discussions presented by the Dubai Sports Council, the most important of which is the opening of a boxing academy in Dubai and the establishment of a fight with my friend Manny Pacquiao in Dubai.