LONDON: British boxer Amir Khan accused wife Faryal Makhdoom of cheating on him with heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in a series of explosive tweets posted while in Dubai.
The former Olympic star posted a series of tweets from the emirate on Friday announcing a split with his wife of three years.
Amir tweeted: “So me and the wife Faryal have agreed to split. I’m currently in Dubai. Wish her all the best.”
So me and the wife Faryal have agreed to split. I'm currently in Dubai. Wish her all the best.
— Amir Khan (@amirkingkhan) August 4, 2017
“Faryal moved on quick. Always mentioned to me how much she wanted to be with another guy, from all people another boxer @anthonyfjoshua.”
Faryal moved on quick. Always mentioned to me how much she wanted to be with another guy, from all people another boxer @anthonyfjoshua pic.twitter.com/1GBAQnvzMC
— Amir Khan (@amirkingkhan) August 4, 2017
Joshua responded to the tweet with a short clip of Shaggy’s smash hit: “It Wasn’t Me,” before later clarifying he had never met Faryal.
“Bantz (Banter) aside, I hope you guys can resolve your situation or this is a hack as we have never even met!” he tweeted.
Bantz aside, I hope you guys can resolve your situation or this is a hack as we have never even met! Plus I like my women BBW #ItWasntMe
— Anthony Joshua (@anthonyfjoshua) August 4, 2017
The Khans got engaged in January 2012 and were married 16 months later. They welcomed their first child, a daughter named Lamaisah, into the world in May 2014.
However, it appears their four-year marriage is now at an end in the aftermath of Amir’s incendiary allegations that Faryal staunchly and swiftly denied on Friday.
The pair swapped a flurry of verbal punches on Twitter as Khan branded his wife a gold digger and she countered that he need to “man up.”
Left my family and friends for this Faryal. I'm not hurt but another fighter. I'm making it public. You getting the divorce #Golddigger
— Amir Khan (@amirkingkhan) August 4, 2017
“LOL! I pay house bills and bills for my daughter myself! It’s like I’m a single mother while he’s out messing around. And he has the nerve to blast me like that?
“The amount of evidence I have on you. I can destroy you. But since I loved you at one point in my life, I’ll just let it go.
“I’m not the one who has been in the papers every month with my pants down. Cheater!
“You have actually lost it. Where do you make this stuff up from?
“At the end of the day, I can hold my head high knowing I’ve given this marriage 100% while Amir clearly hasn’t.”
“Bad company, bad role model, always around women, alcohol and then he calls himself a Muslim and runs a charity.
“I’m sorry to all the fans & family hurt by this. But Amir did not need to do stupid tweets accusing others when he’s in the wrong #guilty.”
Faryal later deleted the tweets.
