As the war rages on between Faryal Mahkdoom, the wife of boxer Amir Khan, and his family/management team, the former champion is taking his wife’s side after she issued an ultimatum that he cut the team or she’s gone.
Following a tumultuous few months that included a sex-act video leaked to the public and domestic abuse allegations, Khan announced the termination of his manager dad Shah, consultant uncle Taz and lifelong friend/assistant Saj Mohammed.
To further emphasize his position, the former champion and his wife paid a visit to U.K. show This Morning With Phillip & Holly condemning the leak and calling it “an act of revenge” before Khan doubled down on taking Mahkdoom’s side by speaking to Mirror Online to confirm the dismissal of his family from his business dealings.
“My dad is not going to be negotiating fights.
“I love my family to bits, but my business is boxing and I’ll have a different team to do that.
“My dad, my mum, I respect them. I want a family relationship with them rather than a business relationship. They’ll be at my next fight, hopefully. I will invite them.
“When you mix the two it can get a bit difficult. That’s why I want to keep them separate.”
In an act of final confirmation, Khan took to twitter to further confirm the separation.
To see Khan and Faryal’s appearance on This Morning, plus his confirmation tweets, flip the pages.