“Simply had my watch taken off me at gun level in East London, Leyton,” Khan wrote on Twitter.
“I crossed the highway with Faryal, fortunately she was few steps behind me. 2 males ran to me, he requested for my watch whist having a gun pointed in my face. The primary factor is we’re each secure.”
The Metropolitan Police mentioned in a press release despatched to CNN that that they had been known as simply after 9 p.m. on Monday to Leyton in east London.
“A person aged in his 30s is alleged to have been approached by two males who threatened him with a firearm earlier than stealing his watch and fleeing,” the assertion learn.
“There have been no studies of any photographs fired or any accidents. Police responded and performed an space search. At this very early stage there have been no arrests.
“An investigation has begun and police are following plenty of enquiries.”
Khan final fought again in February when he was crushed by Kell Brook by way of a stoppage in Manchester.
Now 35, Khan gained Olympic silver for Nice Britain in 2004 as a 17-year-old and as knowledgeable was topped world champion after successful the WBA light-welterweight title in 2009.