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Khan admits moving into promotion has been a learning curve. <\/p>\n
He expected tough negotiations but soon realised the scale of the challenge with fighters demanding inflated purses, games of bluff and brinkmanship.<\/p>\n
“It’s like a game of chess,” he says. Yet his own career gives him perspective and hope.<\/p>\n
Khan headlined shows from Las Vegas to Madison Square Garden, fought under every major promoter and became one of a handful of British boxers to truly cross into the mainstream.<\/p>\n
He hopes that experience – knowing both the glamour and the grind – will help him build shows fighters can trust.<\/p>\n
“I’m not expecting to make anything in the next couple of years as a promoter. I’m happy to roll the dice because I want to learn the trade as I go,” he says.<\/p>\n
For now, his plan is to grow the sport in Africa and the Middle East, before breaking back into the UK market when the timing is right. <\/p>\n
He also dreams of staging fights in Saudi Arabia as part of the lucrative Riyadh Season.<\/p>\n
But to do that, he knows he needs support. <\/p>\n
Khan is calling on broadcasters, co-promoters and former allies to show him the same loyalty he once gave them. <\/p>\n
“I made them millions, let’s see if they do the same for me now,” he adds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n