Amir Khan annihilated Dmitry Salita in one round with lightning quick hands

Amir Khan wasted no time taking Dmitry Salita apart when they clashed for the WBA super lightweight world title.

The pair clashed in Newcastle in 2009 as Khan, a newly crowned world champion, looked to defend his belt for the first time.

Khan was known for his mesmerising hand speed and he certainly showed why, as he set about Salita right from the opening bell.

Ukraine-born Salita, who was undefeated at the time of the fight, immediately found himself under pressure.

As soon as the opening bell rang, Khan met him in the middle of the ring and landed a stunning one-two that dropped Salita just seconds into the fight.

He made it back to his feet, but Khan did not relent, as he pinned his opponent in the corner and made him drop to his knees once again.

After another eight-count from the referee, Salita battled on, but he was met by a vicious barrage of punches.

Salita fell back with only the ropes there to hold him up and this time the referee had seen enough, as he waved off the fight.

Khan would go on to unify the division by knocking out Zab Judah two years later in Las Vegas.

But, from this point, Khan’s career never quite reached the same heights again, as he lost his next two contests against Lamont Peterson and Danny Garcia.

The Brit then moved up to welterweight and enjoyed some success, but before he could win a world title there, the opportunity arose to jump up two weight classes and fight Canelo Alvarez for the WBC middleweight world title.

This was undoubtedly a shrewd financial decision, but in terms of his boxing career, it did not end well.

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Khan was knocked out in spectacular fashion in the sixth round and he was never the same fighter from then on.

Over two years later, he would return to the ring, but he didn’t record any more victories of significance.

And in his only two fights against high level opposition he was knocked out in clashes with both Terence Crawford and long-time rival Kell Brook, which signalled the right time for Khan to officially hang up his gloves.