For those of us who are boxing fans, we all know who Amir Khan is. For those of us who don’t, he is a British light-welterweight world champion. He’s also earned a number of other titles throughout the years. But recently he’s getting attention for something else.
According to Daily Mail, Amir has come to the rescue by offering to pay for a life-saving treatment for a seven-year-old Pakistani boy whose life is in danger because of an enormous tumor. It appeared to have spread quickly throughout his face.
The former world champion took to his official Facebook page to ask for more information about little Ali Hassan. It can be revealed that Khan has spoken to the boy’s father and told him that he will help pay for the surgery.
He plans on helping the family remove the gruesome lump through his charitable foundation. Amir takes huge pride in his Pakistani heritage.
The boxer turned to his 4 million Facebook followers writing ‘I just spoke to his father in Pakistan and told them Amir Khan Foundation will help.’
Followers were so moved by Khan’s post that it got more than 11,000 likes and was filled with hundreds of comments from emotional strangers.
According to Daily Mail, the foundation was set up in 2014 in order to help young kids from the poorest parts of the world.
Originally, the foundation was meant to serve those parts of the world with schools and clean drinking water. But after Amir heard about Ali, he decided to add a health element.
The little boy was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma cancer early this year and he had to have his right eye completely removed in order to save his life.
However, according to The Sun, weeks after his surgery Ali’s face began to swell up to the point that it turned into a large giant tumor. It affected his nose, mouth, and eye.
His father told The Sun “Amir Khan assured us of all sort of financial help. He told me that he will also visit us.” His parents hope he can live a normal life eventually.
