Boxer Amir Khan will donate a pair of 30,000 pounds shorts to the Peshawar school in Pakistan where 132 children were killed by Taliban gunmen earlier this week.

Khan wore the shorts, featuring a waistband made from 24-carat gold thread, in a unanimous points victory over American Devon Alexander in Las Vegas which helped him retain the WBC silver welterweight title at the weekend.

“It was just very sad to see innocent kids being killed,” the Briton told reporters.

“I can only imagine what the parents are going through. I want to donate the shorts for the Peshawar cause, rebuild a school and strengthen security around the area.

“We are very lucky in England. We have good security and I will be able to send my little girl to school and know she will be fine but in Pakistan you cannot do that,” said Khan.

“They send the kids outside the house and do not know if they are going to come back.”

Meanwhile, Khan said he has no interest in a domestic dust-up with Kell Brook as he looks to land a fight with pound-for-pound superstars Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao next year.

Brook, who earlier this year captured the IBF welterweight title before being forced to take time away from the ring when he was stabbed while in Tenerife, has long courted a showdown with the Bolton fighter.

But Khan believes he is a level above Brook and would prefer to be matched against the two biggest fighters in the sport.

“I’m not really interested in the Kell Brook fight,” Khan told reporters.

“I’m looking at the biggest names in boxing. Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, I think that’s where I belong.

“If the fight doesn’t happen with Floyd then maybe Manny Pacquiao is another option. I’d like to fight in May to keep myself busy and sharp. I think that helps me.”

Khan produced arguably the finest performance of his career on Saturday night in a lopsided points win over former two-weight world champion Devon Alexander.

It was just Khan’s second fight in the 147lb division, although many believe his style would cause all sorts of problems for the unbeaten Mayweather.

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