adminLONDON. – Boxer Amir Khan has told of his gun robbery terror and said: “I feared my kids would grow up without their dad.”
The former world champ, 36, handed over his £72 000 watch at gunpoint in London.
Wife Faryal, who was with him, said: “I thought we were both going to die.”
Victim Amir Khan revealed how he turned his head in terror during his gunpoint ordeal so he would not see the bullet coming.
The boxer had left a restaurant with wife Faryal when a gang pulled up in a Merc, pointed the weapon, did the robbery and fled in their car and the timepiece has not been found.
Faryal yesterday said she feared the couple were the target of an organised hit, saying: “I thought we were going to die on the spot.”
The couple now feel the “England we love isn’t a safe place any more” so they spend more time at their home in Dubai.
Two men admitted involvement in the robbery, on April 18 last year.
On Friday two others were found not guilty of acting as spotters.
Amir and Faryal had been for dinner with pal Omar Khalid at the Sahara Grill in Leyton, East London.
The boxer posed for selfies with fans and CCTV showed him leaving at 9.10pm. As the couple walked to their car, masked gunman Dante Campbell, 20, jumped out of a silver Mercedes coupe, pointed the weapon in Amir’s face and shouted: “Take off the watch!”
Amir, who is dad to Lamaisah, eight, Alayna, four, and Muhammad Zaviyar, three, recalled yesterday: “It was the first time I’ve ever seen a gun in my life. I could see down the barrel.
“I remember looking back and seeing where my wife was. She ran back on the road and screamed ‘help!’
“At the time, I didn’t know what he wanted. I thought maybe this is a prank. I just took off the watch, and he grabbed it.”
Amir had earlier been shopping in Knightsbridge while Faryal was at a photoshoot. Amir’s light-welterweight reflexes kicked in as he feared the gunman would pull the trigger.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun on Sunday, he revealed: “In that moment, you think the worst . . . that the kids could be growing up without their dad, that Faryal would be raising them on her own.
“Your life flashes before your eyes. I leant my head to the right because I thought, if he is going to shoot me, he can shoot the side of my head. I don’t want to see the bullet coming.”
Amir handed over a £72 000 diamond-encrusted watch he’d bought to celebrate winning a fight.
Terrified Faryal, 31, ran into the road and screamed for help. – The Sun
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