Amir Khan defends wife on Good Morning Britain as he discusses moment he was robbed at gunpoint

Amir Khan has spoken out in defence of his wife after he was robbed at gunpoint. The Bolton boxer had been out with Faryal Makhdoom in London when he claims to have been robbed by two men for his £72,000 Franck Muller Geneve watch.

Faryal shared CCTV footage of the terrifying incident in Leyton, East London, on Wednesday after the incident took place on Monday evening (April 20). Amir also posted on social media after the incident to confirm he and his wife were safe.

The couple, who are parents to two little girls and a boy, Lamaisah, Alayna, and Muhammad, appeared on Good Morning Britain on Friday (April 22) to speak to hosts Kate Garraway and Richard Bacon about what happened that night with Amir also admitted that he was 'scared' to be in London in the days that followed.

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Appearing via video link from Dubai, Amir said that he didn't think it was anything sinister at first. "We just walked out the restaurant and as I crossed the road, I was literally just getting into the car, that's when I saw someone run up to me. At first I thought maybe it's a friend of mine or something trying to scare me but when I saw the gun... [they] put it literally into my face."

The CCTV footage was played out on the ITV news programme as Amir explained his shock. "For someone to have that on the streets is so unsafe. That could have been anyone."

He added that he "didn't retaliate" as he worried for Faryal. "God forbid the person shot the gun and it hit my wife. I'm so happy that Faryal ran back and she made it away from that scene because anything could have happened. She went back... she could have been hit by a car."

Kate