Given how early former world champion Amir Khan switched to professional boxing, coupled with the fact that he had to be content with a silver medal in the 2004 games, one wonders whether the Bolton resident would want to compete in the Olympics again. Moreover, now that amateur boxing’s parent body has passed a resolution that professionals can fight in the Olympics.

Amir, however, pointed out that competing in the Olympics did not make any sense for someone like him.

"Mr Wu (AIBA chief Ching-Kuo Wu) is a friend of mine. He asked me why I don’t fight in the Olympics. Is AIBA willing to pay me millions to go there and fight? And then if you’re going to fight five times against amateur boxers, it gets a little complicated. Why would I risk my whole career and go to the Olympics? What if I hurt my hand in a bout or get beaten by an amateur boxer? So it just doesn’t make sense. We are prizefighters. We fight for money. If I’m not going to get paid for it, there no interest in it for me," Khan said.

For now, Khan is looking to fight another big name. And his main target is still former training partner Manny Pacquiao. They were slated to fight in April before the fight was cancelled when the investors failed to provide both sides with evidence of a promised $38 million to stage the fight in Dubai.

Khan maintains that it wasn't an issue with the investors, it was simply Pacquiao looking for a way out - so he could take an easier opponent like Jeff Horn on July 1 in Australia.

"I think Manny didn’t want to fight. He knew it was going to be a hard fight for him. We have known each other since 2008. We used to spar together all the time. But since then, I’ve changed my fight style. He knows it is going to be a very hard fight for him, that’s why he’s probably thought I’ll fight somebody easy,"Khan said.

"That’s why he’s fighting Australian Jeff Horn, who is an unknown fighter really. But I still think our fight will happen, because it makes good money. It’s a big financial fight."