The younger Khan brother made headlines last year after choosing to fight for Pakistan ahead of England after claiming he had been unfairly snubbed by GB Boxing.

The 20-year-old represented Pakistan at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games last October and claimed bronze in the 52kg lightweight category, beating Welsh star Andrew Selby in the process.

He received an Rs2-million (£14,664/$24,259/€16,864) reward from the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) for making in onto the podium in Delhi and claimed he made a point to GB Boxing.

"I think I've proved my point to the selectors," he said after picking up the bronze medal.

"There wasn't a British boxer in my category in the semi-finals.

"I would love to see the selectors now.

"I should have won that medal for England.

"My aim was to come here and stand on that podium and I've got the bronze medal - it means so much to me.

"Now I can put my medal next to Amir's Olympic silver medal."

Khan, who competes for Pakistan under his grandmother's name Iqbal, will now lead a five-man Pakistani team at the 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships after being named in the squad for Baku by the Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF).

Muhammad Wasim (49kg), Muhammad Hussain (55kg), Aamir Khan (65kg) and Nisar Khan (75kg) will line-up alongside Khan for the event which takes place from September 22 to October 10 and acts as a qualifier for the 2012 Olympic Games next year with all the quarter-finalists from the qualifying rounds set to earn a spot at London.

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