Brit boxer Amir Khan hates his 'kid-glove' champion tag - India News and Travel Times Provides India-centric and other News and Features

WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan, has said that he wants to drop his image as a kid from the Athens Olympics and be recognized as a proper champion. Khan said he has matured as a boxer since he joined boxing trainer and former boxer Freddie Roach in Los Angeles last year. "In many ways I was still a boy in boxing terms when I went over and began with Freddie," The Mirror quoted Khan, as saying. "I had to learn fast and that is the way Freddie does his business - thankfully, it worked for me. In his gym I was just another fighter and had to prove I was good every day against hard fighters in the ring," he added. The 22-yesr-old further said that he hates to see himself being portrayed as a baby in the boxing world. "I get a bit annoyed when I keep reading that people think I'm a baby and that I've had it easy. It was not easy getting to the Olympic final and I've had to come back from a big defeat as a pro," Khan said. "I don't want a special treatment, but I deserve respect for what I've done so far," he added.