Amir Khan earned £5m from brutal Kell Brook loss… but contract means he can KEEP cash despite post-fight drug ban

AMIR KHAN will be allowed to keep the £5million he earned from fighting Kell Brook despite his drug ban.

The retired boxer tested positive for the illegal substance ostarine after his defeat to Brook last year.

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Amir Khan tested positive for a banned substance following his fight with Kell BrookCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun

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Khan will keep the £5million he earned from the fightCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun

Khan has claimed his ingestion of the substance was NOT intentional, but he has received a two-year fight ban.

His ban has been backdated to start immediately after the 2022 fight and will run until April 2024.

And Khan is set to keep his share of the purse from the clash with Brook, believed to be worth £5m.

The fight took place in February last year and Khan has likely been paid out already.

Khan tested positive for the banned substance Ostarine – a Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator designed specially to mimic the effects of anabolic steroids without the side effects.

However, it has also been used to treat muscle-wasting diseases and osteoporosis.

The result of Khan’s fight against Brook has now been wiped out.

In the weeks leading up to the Brook fight, Khan revealed he was yet to be drug-tested and that he was chasing officials to get it done.

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He called the whole experience “a bit strange” as he was desperate for a “fair fight”.

Khan retired in 2022 with a record of 34-6 following defeat to Brook, bringing down the curtain on an illustrious career.