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Amir Khan vs Paul McCloskey — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Amir Khan

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Paul McCloskey

Amir Khan (34-6) and Paul McCloskey (24-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Khan

34

Wins21 KO · 62%

6

Losses

0

Draws40 tracked bouts

McCloskey

24

Wins12 KO · 50%

3

Losses

0

Draws27 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Khan leads 1–0

Amir Khan and Paul McCloskey have met 1 time; Khan leads 1–0.

Amir Khan and Paul McCloskey have met 1 time; Khan leads 1–0.
Met2011Apr 16Series
Amir KhanFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Paul McCloskeyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTDR61Meeting

The Numbers

Khan 4 · McCloskey 4 of 8 measurable rows
KhanMcCloskey
Record
34-624-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
85%
88.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 21
21 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%
61.76% (edge)
50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
62% (edge)
50%
Times stopped†max 5
5
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
2.4
3.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40
40
27

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

HeightLevel
Amir Khan: 5′9″
Paul McCloskey: 5′9″
Reach+1″
Amir Khan: 71″ (edge)
Paul McCloskey: 70″
Age8 yrs apart
Amir Khan: 39
Paul McCloskey: 47
Stance
Amir Khan: Orthodox
Paul McCloskey: Southpaw

Amir Khan left, Paul McCloskey right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Amir Khan34 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

Amir Khan: 34 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (62%), 11 on the cards (32%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (6%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 62%11 on the cards 32%2 by another method or unrecorded 6%

Paul McCloskey24 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

Paul McCloskey: 24 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (50%) and 12 on the cards (50%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 50%12 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Amir Khan 40, Paul McCloskey 27 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · McCloskey better on 1 · even on 1

Khan

Opponent

McCloskey

  • Amir Khan

    Loss, KO 1

    2008

    PrescottMcCloskey better

    Paul McCloskey

    Win, UD

    2011

  • Amir Khan

    Win, TKO 2

    2005

    ThorpeEven

    Paul McCloskey

    Win, RTD 3

    2006

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Amir Khan last boxed on Feb 19, 2022 — 1,704 days ago. Khan had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Kell Brook.WWLWL

Greco Apr 2018Vargas Sep 2018Crawford Apr 2019Dib Jul 2019Brook Feb 20222.4 tracked bouts per year

Paul McCloskey last boxed on Dec 21, 2013 — 4,686 days ago. McCloskey had won one in a row before losing a decision to Dave Ryan.LWLWL

Khan Apr 2011Prescott Sep 2011Corley May 2012Pérez Sep 2012Ryan Dec 20133.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Amir Khan and Paul McCloskey ever fought each other?
Yes. Amir Khan and Paul McCloskey met once on April 16, 2011, and Amir Khan won by TD in round 6.
The meeting

WApr 16, 2011 · Khan · TD R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Khan or McCloskey?
Amir Khan is 34-6 and Paul McCloskey is 24-3. Paul McCloskey has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Khan34–685%

McCloskey24–388.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Khan or McCloskey?
Amir Khan has 21 knockout wins and Paul McCloskey has 12. Amir Khan has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Khan2161.8%

McCloskey1250%

The Numbers ↓
Do Khan and McCloskey have any common opponents?
Amir Khan and Paul McCloskey share 2 common opponents: Breidis Prescott and Daniel Thorpe. Paul McCloskey fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Breidis PrescottLW

Daniel ThorpeWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Khan and McCloskey?
This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for Amir Khan and 27 bouts tracked for Paul McCloskey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Khan40bouts

McCloskey27bouts

How They Win ↓

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