I’M A FIGHTER... GET ME IN THERE

Khan: I’m a boxer not a celebrity, I’ve been lost without it

AMIR KHAN says he wants to be known as a fighter rather than a celebrity because he is “lost without boxing”.

Khan is tired of seeing his personal life plastered all over the celebrity press and wants to return to the back pages.

Despite being in the TV jungle, the former world champ insists he is not a celebrity and says boxing is his life.

Khan, who makes his comeback after two years out against Phil Lo Greco at Liverpool’s Echo Arena tonight, said: “I’m back to what I do best – boxing.

“I belong on the back pages. I’m not a celebrity. I don’t want to live that life.

“Boxing is where I belong, it puts me on the right life path because without it I’m lost and do silly things. Boxing is my life. I’m 31 and want my last few years to be perfect.

“I’ve missed selling out arenas and seeing the fans. It’s great to have so much love.

“I want to be remembered for being a fighter, not being in the jungle or being a celebrity. I can get back up there. This is my first fight back and the second will be bigger.”

Khan, who has a 31-4-0 record, is buzzing ahead of his first UK fight in five years and says he wants to end his career in Britain.

He says he has had enough of fighting in the US, where he still trains, and is eyeing a domestic showdown with bitter rival Kell Brook at the end of the year.

First he must prove he still has something left in the tank against Canadian journeyman Lo Greco after being sparked out in his last fight in May 2016 by Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.

“I’ve had the big fights in America, fought in Las Vegas four times, LA, Madison Square,” said Khan.

“I’ve fought all over the US. When I walked into the ring, especially against Canelo, I was getting booed and having things thrown at me.

“Now it’s time to come back home and finish my career here.

“Imagine the Kell Brook fight at Wembley. I still feel I have that power to sell out stadiums.”