Amir Khan fight: Footage shows Khan back in ring – but boxing fans have torn him to PIECES

The Bolton man was last seen on screen in the latest series of I’m A Celeb, endearing himself to the British public with a series of memorable moments during a hilarious three-week stint in the jungle.

Khan pocketed a reported £300,000 for participating in the popular reality TV show – but he will be hoping for more lucrative paydays back in the world of boxing as he takes on Canadian Lo Greco in the first of his recently-signed three-fight contract with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing.

Earlier this week, Hearn teased fans with a clip of Khan training in preparation for the welterweight showdown, which will take place on April 21 at Liverpool’s 11,000 capacity Echo Arena.

The 31-year-old can be seen going through a series of cardio exercises before hitting the pads and shadowboxing in an empty gym.

Thousands have seen the footage since it was posted on Twitter – but the reaction from some fans has been brutal.

“Soz Eddie, won’t be paying to watch Amir ever again!” read one comment.

Another wrote: “The lad comes across as a decent bloke but he’s a terrible boxer, sadly he can’t hack it on fight night.

“Still, it all keeps the wonga rolling in.”

“Nobody cares about Amir Khan, he's all washed up and looking for easy paycheques now,” added a third.

It will be almost two years out of the ring when Khan makes his walk to the squared circle on April 21, having been knocked out cold by a savage right hand from Mexican middleweight Canelo in May 2016.

Providing he emerges from the tune-up fight against 28-3 Lo Greco, a lucrative domestic clash with Kell Brook could be back on the cards for later in the year.

Brook halted his run of back-to-back defeats with a demolition job of Sergei Rabchenko inside two rounds last month, calling out Khan in the ring afterwards.

“Forget about the weight, I want Khan, I think it would be harder to get him signed than a world title fight,” Brook said.