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Amir Khan ‘absolutely terrified’ as robbers hold gun to his head and steal his £72k watch on night out with wife Faryal
AMIR Khan was left "absolutely terrified" after being robbed at gunpoint by two thugs on a night out with his wife Faryal last night.
The boxing champ, 35, told fans the robbers held a gun to his head and made him hand over his watch during the scary ordeal.
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Amir Khan said he was crossing the street in Leyton, East London, when he was approached by two men.
They ran up to him and pointed a gun in his face as his wife, 30, stood a few steps behind.
The thugs snatched his £72,000 Franck Muller Vanguard Chronograph before speeding off in a car.
Khan said revealed the ordeal on Twitter - and assured fans he and his Faryal were both safe.
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Hours earlier, Khan had been pictured with a fan while shopping in Oxford Street wearing his flashy timepiece, which is studded with 719 diamonds.
And he was also wearing it in an Instagram post from a charity bash at the Grosvenor House Hotel the night before.
It raised fears the crooks may have targeted Khan specifically.
An eyewitness told The Sun the Olympic medallist boxer was shaken up by the ordeal.
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The witness said of the robbers: “They were not hanging around. They got straight into the car and fled.
“Amir had enjoyed a lovely evening with his wife and had been shopping earlier in the day.
“It raises real fears he was a deliberate target. It’s extremely serious.
“He was left absolutely terrified.”
Khan told his 2.1million followers last night: "Just had my watch taken off me at gun point in East London, Leyton.
"I crossed the road with Faryal, luckily she was few steps behind me.
"Two men ran to me, he asked for my watch whist having a gun pointed in my face.
"The main thing is we’re both safe."
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The boxer has previously shown off his flash watches on social media - posing with a £30,000 gold Rolex he said was a "treat" to himself.
He's also previously posed in family photos wearing the diamond-set Franck Muller watch believed to have been snatched last night.
Early today, a post by Faryal confirmed the watch was stolen and showed the serial number to help "find out who's done this".
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “Police were called at 21:15hrs on Monday, 18 April to High Road, Leyton.
“A man aged in his 30s is alleged to have been approached by two males who threatened him with a firearm before stealing his watch and fleeing.
“There were no reports of any shots fired or any injuries.
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“Police responded and conducted an area search. At this very early stage there have been no arrests.
"An investigation has begun and police are following a number of enquiries.”
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