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Amir Khan vs Paul McCloskey

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Amir Khan and Paul McCloskey met once (2011). Amir Khan won in 2011.

SOURCE·Amir Khan (boxer) and Paul McCloskey — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

Sources, exclusions and known limits →

Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Amir KhanPaul McCloskey
71″ (180.3 cm)Reach70″ (177.8 cm)
68.5″ (174 cm)Height68″ (172.7 cm)
+3.62%Reach advantage+2.95%
34–6Record24–3
62%Finish rate50%
16Longest unbeaten run23
40Recorded bouts27
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 1. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentAmir KhanPaul McCloskey
Breidis Prescott L W

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Amir Khan

200020102020win v Daniel Thorpe, 2005, kowin v Steve Gethin, 2005, kowin v Baz Carey, 2005win v David Bailey, 2005win v Rachid Drilzane, 2006, decisionwin v Ryan Barrett, 2006, kowin v Colin Bain, 2006, kowin v Laszlo Komjathi, 2006, decisionwin v Jackson Williams, 2006, kowin v Vitali Martynov, 2006, kowin v Graham Earl, 2007, kowin v Scott Lawton, 2007, kowin v Willie Limond, 2007win v Stefy Bull, 2007, kowin v Mohammed Medjadi, 2007, kowin v Oisin Fagan, 2008, koloss v Breidis Prescott, 2008win v Michael Gomez, 2008, kowin v Martin Kristjansen, 2008, kowin v Gairy St. Clair, 2008, decisionwin v Dmitry Salita, 2009, kowin v Andreas Kotelnik, 2009, decisionwin v Marco Antonio Barrera, 2009win v Marcos Maidana, 2010, decisionwin v Paulie Malignaggi, 2010, koloss v Lamont Peterson, 2011win v Zab Judah, 2011, kowin v Paul McCloskey, 2011win v Carlos Molina, 2012loss v Danny García, 2012, kowin v Julio Díaz, 2013, decisionwin v Devon Alexander, 2014, decisionwin v Luis Collazo, 2014, decisionwin v Chris Algieri, 2015, decisionloss v Canelo Álvarez, 2016, kowin v Samuel Vargas, 2018, decisionwin v Phil Lo Greco, 2018, kowin v Billy Dib, 2019, koloss v Terence Crawford, 2019, koloss v Kell Brook, 2022, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2005–2022
2010 2020 win vs Daniel Thorpe (2005)win vs Steve Gethin (2005)win vs Baz Carey (2005)win vs David Bailey (2005)win vs Rachid Drilzane (2006)win vs Ryan Barrett (2006)win vs Colin Bain (2006)win vs Laszlo Komjathi (2006)win vs Jackson Williams (2006)win vs Vitali Martynov (2006)win vs Graham Earl (2007)win vs Scott Lawton (2007)win vs Willie Limond (2007)win vs Stefy Bull (2007)win vs Mohammed Medjadi (2007)win vs Oisin Fagan (2008)loss vs Breidis Prescott (2008)win vs Michael Gomez (2008)win vs Martin Kristjansen (2008)win vs Gairy St. Clair (2008)win vs Dmitry Salita (2009)win vs Andreas Kotelnik (2009)win vs Marco Antonio Barrera (2009)win vs Marcos Maidana (2010)win vs Paulie Malignaggi (2010)loss vs Lamont Peterson (2011)win vs Zab Judah (2011)win vs Paul McCloskey (2011)win vs Carlos Molina (2012)loss vs Danny García (2012)win vs Julio Díaz (2013)win vs Devon Alexander (2014)win vs Luis Collazo (2014)win vs Chris Algieri (2015)loss vs Canelo Álvarez (2016)win vs Samuel Vargas (2018)win vs Phil Lo Greco (2018)win vs Billy Dib (2019)loss vs Terence Crawford (2019)loss vs Kell Brook (2022)
winlossdraw / NC2005–2022

Paul McCloskey

20002010win v Henry Janes, 2005, kowin v Billy Smith, 2005, decisionwin v Oscar Milkitas, 2005win v David Kehoe, 2005win v Silence Saheed, 2006, decisionwin v Daniel Thorpe, 2006win v Surinder Sekhon, 2006, kowin v Duncan Cottier, 2006, decisionwin v Tontcho Tontchev, 2007, kowin v Dariusz Snarski, 2007, kowin v Alfredo Di Feto, 2007, decisionwin v Ivan Orlando Bustos, 2007win v Chill John, 2007, decisionwin v Eugen Stan, 2007, decisionwin v Colin Lynes, 2008, kowin v Nigel Wright, 2008, decisionwin v César Bazán, 2008, decisionwin v Manuel Garnica, 2008, decisionwin v Daniel Rasilla, 2009, kowin v Dean Harrison, 2009, kowin v Barry Morrison, 2010, kowin v Giuseppe Lauri, 2010, kowin v Breidis Prescott, 2011, decisionloss v Amir Khan, 2011win v Manuel Pérez, 2012, decisionloss v DeMarcus Corley, 2012, koloss v Dave Ryan, 2013, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2005–2013
2010 win vs Henry Janes (2005)win vs Billy Smith (2005)win vs Oscar Milkitas (2005)win vs David Kehoe (2005)win vs Silence Saheed (2006)win vs Daniel Thorpe (2006)win vs Surinder Sekhon (2006)win vs Duncan Cottier (2006)win vs Tontcho Tontchev (2007)win vs Dariusz Snarski (2007)win vs Alfredo Di Feto (2007)win vs Ivan Orlando Bustos (2007)win vs Chill John (2007)win vs Eugen Stan (2007)win vs Colin Lynes (2008)win vs Nigel Wright (2008)win vs César Bazán (2008)win vs Manuel Garnica (2008)win vs Daniel Rasilla (2009)win vs Dean Harrison (2009)win vs Barry Morrison (2010)win vs Giuseppe Lauri (2010)win vs Breidis Prescott (2011)loss vs Amir Khan (2011)win vs Manuel Pérez (2012)loss vs DeMarcus Corley (2012)loss vs Dave Ryan (2013)
winlossdraw / NC2005–2013

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