A gang armed with a cosh picked on the wrong man when they targeted a Range Rover belonging to boxer Amir Khan, 25.
The former world champion was with his brother Haroon, who is also a talented boxer, when the car was ambushed by the gang in the early hours of yesterday.
The group of at least six men used a 4x4 to block the brothers’ path as they returned to the vehicle following a night out.
But, despite being heavily outnumbered, the Khans stood their ground and fought back landing a flurry of blows on their assailants, one of whom appeared to be armed with a cosh.
An onlooker told the Sun newspaper : “These guys tried to jump Amir and his brother but they picked on the wrong blokes.
“One (of the men) slapped Amir and clipped him on the lip but Amir pulled back and knocked him out cold.
“Then five of them went for Amir and Haroon but they stood their ground and these guys got dropped one by one.”
The brothers managed to escape though one of the gang smashed the rear window of the Range Rover.
The witness said that all the Khan brothers were doing was defending their property.
They had travelled to Birmingham from Bolton, their home town, for a gig.
Police confirmed they had been called out following reports of a fight but said nobody had come forward.
Amir Khan recently promised to guide his younger brother Haroon to a world title after making the 21 year–old the first signing in his own new career sideline as a boxing manager and promoter.
He is also bidding to re-caputure his world light–welterweight title after his defeat by Danny Garcia in July.
