British boxer Amir Khan speaks out during his Mumbai visit yesterday to promote the Super Boxing League. Pic/Sneha Kharabe

British boxer Amir Khan yesterday said that he was hurt when he first heard that India's top pugilist Vijender Singh wanted to fight him, given the Indian was rather inexperienced on the professional circuit.

Soon after winning the WBO Asia-Pacific Super Middleweight belt in Delhi last year, Vijender had said that he wouldn't mind fighting the Pakistani soon, though they are in different weight categories - Vijender (75kg) and Amir (63 kg).