CHAMPION boxer Amir Khan wowed fans at the opening of a new cash and carry on the South Side.

The 27-year-old former two time world champion was in the city for the opening of the United Wholesale warehouse, in Maxwell Road, yesterday afternoon.

Staff at the cash and carry were celebrating its re-launch, following an investment a £2.5 million expansion of the site.

The boxer, now 27, was one of the UK's youngest ever world champions.