Jawaid Khaliq

Jawaid Khaliq, MBE (born 30 July 1970),[2] is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2004.

A dual Pakistan national, he became the first British Asian boxing world champion,[3] winning the lightly-regarded IBO welterweight title in 2001 and defending it seven times before retiring three years later.

He also held the BBBofC Midlands Area light-middleweight title, winning that bout in way of 6th round TKO.

[1] Following the win over Willy Wise for the IBO World Welterweight Title, Khaliq started to want to pursue big fights in the U.S., coincidentally, world-class fighters such as Vernon Forrest started to call him out, but due to promotional issues Khaliq's ambitions failed to materialize.

"[5] After boxing, Khaliq started working full-time as a taxi driver to support his wife and children.