Return to ring helps ‘lost’ Khan find his way

Amir Khan has fallen back in love with boxing after admitting his time away from the ring left him feeling “lost” and “doing silly things” in his much-publicised personal life.

The Bolton welterweight spent nearly two years out after a brutal loss to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in 2016 in an ambitious jump up in both weight and class.

That hiatus coincided with a

string of problems in his family life, as the former champion had little to focus on other than a celebrity lifestyle which included a stint on the reality

show I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here.

However, in his return to action in April he blasted away former world title prospect Phil Lo Greco in 40 seconds and he seeks to shake off more ring rust against Samuel Vargas in Birmingham tonight.

“Boxing definitely gets the hunger back,” said the 31-yearold, pictured. “It helps keep the mind relaxed, chilled and thinking straight.

“When I was away from boxing, I was lost. That’s one of the reasons I came back; I thought ‘you know what? Boxing is what I need’. “I had so much energy in me I was doing silly things, so I decided I need to divert it into boxing and direct it into the right place. And look – I’m back now. You saw how I came back against Lo Greco and it didn’t surprise me that I knocked him out so quickly because I’m one of the best fighters in the world.”