Britain’s Amir Khan will wear boxing’s “most expensive shorts” when he steps into the ring to face Devon Alexander in a welterweight bout in Las Vegas this weekend.
Former Olympic silver medallist Khan will wear shorts, made of white nappa leather, silk and featuring a waistband made of 24-carat gold thread, with a reported value of at least ￡20,000 (US$31,430).
The Sheffield company Fight Label, who made the shorts, said Khan “wanted extravagant and we’ve delivered.”
The designer of the shorts, Sophie Whittam, told BBC Radio 5 Live: “I think it’s possibly the most expensive shorts ever made.”
“We worked closely with Amir’s team,” Whittam said. “For around four to six weeks, we’ve been working on designs and colors and obviously Amir and his family had a little bit of input, but at the end of the day it’s what we think is going to look best. It is a very involved process.”
Khan, 28, has already caught the eye with a separate pair of dazzling shorts in the buildup to the bout with Alexander, who has won 26 of his 28 career fights.
He wore a pair of black shorts made of “Versace material” and featuring more than “1,000 Swarovski stones” for a media workout on Wednesday.
Khan’s clash with Alexander will be his first fight since defeating veteran American Luis Collazo in May.
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