Boxer Amir Khan mourns loss of new born nephew

Amir's brother, Haroon Khan's son was born on July 1

British boxing giant Amir Khan is mourning the loss of his brother Haroon’s new born son.

Taking to Instagram, Amir shared a picture of himself next to the grave of his little nephew, writing, “Tough day for the family. Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to him we will return. My nephew, son of my brother Haroon khan passed away yesterday.”

He went on to add that the new born was unable to make it. “May Allah make it easy for the family, especially the mother and father, please keep us in your prayers,” he said.

 

 

 

 

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A post shared by Amir Khan (@amirkingkhan) on Jul 2, 2020 at 8:45am PDT

The baby boy, Abdul, was born on July 1 but passed away a short while later on the same day. His father, Amir’s brother Haroon, is also a professional boxer, having won all seven of his fights. He is also the winner of a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2010. He is married to Arifa Janjua and has a son with her, who was born back in 2018.

Amir himself is married to Faryal Makhdoom and the couple have three children together - a son, Muhammad, and daughters Alayna and Lamaisah.

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