AMIR Khan was left “absolutely scared” after he was mugged at gunpoint by two thugs who stole his luxury watch while he was crossing the road with his wife.
The 35-year-old boxing champion has told fans that his watch was stolen when men held guns to his head during the horrifying ordeal.
Khan said he was walking down a street in Leyton, East London, when two men approached him.
They ran up to him and pointed a gun at his face, while his wife was only a few steps away from him.
According to him, the bandits demanded his luxury watch and took it away before rushing off in a car.
Khan said he tweeted about the ordeal but told fans that he and his wife Faryal are both safe.
Amir Khan told his 2.1 million followers last night: “I just had my watch taken off at gunpoint in East London, Leyton.
“I crossed the road with Faryal, luckily she was a few steps away from me.
“Two men ran up to me, he asked for my whist watch, pointing a gun in my face.
“The main thing is that we are both safe.”
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The Metropolitan Police declined to comment.
An eyewitness told The Sun that the boxer, who won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics in the lightweight division, was “absolutely scared”.
A source said: “They didn’t go around doing nothing. They immediately got into the car and fled.
“Amir spent a lovely evening with his wife and went shopping during the day.
“It raises real concerns that he was a deliberate target. It is very serious.
“He was completely horrified.”
The boxer has previously shown off his flash watch on social media, posing with a gold Rolex watch he said was a “pleasure” for himself.
Yesterday, hours before the test, Khan was spotted with a fan wearing a Franck Muller Vanguard Chronograph set with 719 diamonds.
It is not known if this is the watch that was stolen.
The luxury watch, worth around £72,000, is made from 19k rose gold and is just one of many in Khan’s collection.
He was also previously featured in family photos wearing diamond watches.
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