An armed gang picked the wrong victim when they tried to steal a £100,000 Range Rover belonging to the boxer Amir Khan.
The former world champion and his brother Haroon, who is also a boxer, were set upon in the early hours of yesterday as they returned to the vehicle following a night out.
A gang of at least six men used a 4x4 car to try and block the brothers’ path but the Khans reportedly fought back and their assailants eventually fled from the scene in Birmingham.
A witness to the incident told The Sun newspaper: “One (of the men) slapped Amir and clipped him on the lip but Amir pulled back and knocked him out cold.
“Then five of them went for Amir and Haroon but they stood their ground and these guys got dropped one by one.”