‘He asked me for my watch while having a gun pointed in my face’
Amir Khan has told how he had a “gun pointed in my face” during a robbery in east London.
The former champion boxer was out with his wife, Faryal Makhdoom, in Leyton, when he was confronted by two men who stole his £71,000 diamond-encrusted Franck Muller Vanguard Chronograph timepiece.
The 35-year-old tweeted about the ordeal on Monday, saying: “I crossed the road with Faryal, luckily she was a few steps behind me. 2 men ran to me, he asked for my watch while having a gun pointed in my face.”
The Olympic silver medallist continued: “The main thing is we’re both fine.”
Police arrived and searched the area but the men had fled in a getaway car along High Road, Leyton around 9.15pm.
Makhdoom, 30, later shared pictures of the watch including its serial number in a bid to “find out who’s done this”.
Just had my watch taken off me at gun point in East London, Leyton. I crossed the road with Faryal, luckily she was few steps behind me. 2 men ran to me, he asked for my watch whist having a gun pointed in my face. The main thing is we’re both safe.
— Amir Khan (@amirkingkhan) April 18, 2022
In reply to Khan’s tweet, fellow Olympic boxer, Anthony Fowler, said he was living “there until a few weeks ago, full of absolute scumbags, I couldn’t leave the house without some form of confrontation”.
Glad your ok mate, I was living there until few weeks ago, full of absolute scumbags, I couldn’t leave the house without some form of confrontation
— Anthony Fowler (@afowler06) April 18, 2022
Khan last fought in February when he was stopped by rival Kell Brook.
At the time, Khan said the fight could be his last.
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