As the news of British Pakistani professional boxer Amir Khan’s retirement surfaced, as the celebrities and fans started to pour reaction on the social media.

Britain's former heavyweight world champion David Haye paid homage to Amir Khan for his performances and penned: “Big shoutout @amirkingkhan one of Britain’s greatest ever boxers. So many amazing night that we’ll never forget!”

He said: “I hope he has a very enjoyable retirement and look forward to seeing what he does next.”

https://twitter.com/davidhaye/status/1525210927456559104

One of the users wrote: “What amazing career!! I loved the journey as a fan. End of era. Enjoy retirement champ @amirkingkhan”.

https://twitter.com/Pagalkuri/status/1525252557144313857

Another of the netizens penned: “Congratulations @amirkingkhan on your retirement. You gave us great memories and some wonderful fight nights well worth staying up till 4/5 am.”

He added: “Olympic silver medal at 17 and 2 time world champion! You reached the absolute heights of your sport! A warrior from Bolton!”

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