ISHAN 'King' Khan booked himself a place at the Junior Amateur Boxing Association's National Championships next month with a unanimous decision over Grant Attwood in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

Khan, 15, took his career record to eight wins and one defeat despite taking the fight at short notice, meaning his stamina was a potential problem, along with the difficulty of making the 58 kilogramme match weight.

However, the 'King' never lacked in self-belief and assured his coaches he would win the fight.

Khan kept Worcester's Attwood off balance throughout, with excellent jabs occasionally followed up with slashing right hands to the head and body.

The talented youngster showed excellent intelligence by knowing exactly when to ease off, conserve energy, and continue to outsmart his game opponent.

Seventeen-year-old Imran Khan extended his unbeaten career to three with an excellent display of counter punching against the hosts' Gary Maber.

With his hands held low, Khan used excellent lateral movement and footwork to force Maber to miss and consistently punished him with hard jabs and right hands.

Khan's head coach Chris Donovan said: "Imran's first three fights have been very impressive performances, he shows a lot of potential.

"If he improves his fitness as he moves up in class, he'll be very hard to beat." And the talented lightweight was awarded a unanimous victory over Heart of Portsmouth's Chris Brown on Saturday, his fifth fight in just six weeks.

Short, muscular and carrying what looked like knockout power in either hand Brown stalked Khan, trying to trap him in the corners to unload hooks to the head and body.

However, the Slough-based fighter kept making him miss and punished his every swing with sharp counters.

Donovan added: "Imran boxed very well, especially when you consider his opponent was 33 years old.

"It's a learning process at the moment and he's getting better with every fight."