AMIR Khan showed fellow teenager Andrew Murray the ropes when the two trained together at the Bolton boxer's gym on Friday.

The new kids on the block of British sport met for the first time in Glasgow last week when exciting tennis prospect Murray was at ringside to see Khan stop Steve Gethin after 49 seconds of the second round of the Olympic silver medallist's third professional fight.

Murray has rocketed to fame as quickly as Khan, but the the British number three's fitness was questioned when the 18-year-old constantly crumbled in long games.

With that in mind the talented Scot is keen to use the winter off-season to boost his stamina and believes that boxing's tough training regime is the perfect solution.

Murray attended Khan's gym, run by his coach Oliver Harrison in Salford and was put through his paces. He went through a heavy programme which ended with a sparring session with Khan.

Murray said:" We did quite a few different things. I sparred with him for a few minutes but he didn't hit me. I did stuff on the pad and bags and enjoyed it. I think I will do more boxing training. The boxers work hard in the gym and have very strong upper body strength and that is what I need if I am going to get better.

"A lot is expected of us but we are just starting out on our careers. We are going to have to deal with a lot of pressure in the future."

Khan was equally impressed with Murray saying: "He looked quite fit and had a powerful punch. Having two of us around might help take the pressure off a little. There is a lot of publicity about him at the moment but my advice to him was to let your family control everything because they are your true friends."

The session was filmed by television and can be seen on BBC's Sports Personality of the Year programme, which will be broadcast on December 11.

Khan's opponent for his next fight, at London's ExCel Arena on Saturday, December 10, is expected to be announced soon.

Tickets for the London date, where Khan is on the undercard to the eagerly-awaited heavyweight showdown between Danny Williams and Audley Harrison, are selling-out fast. All the top price tickets have gone and there are less than 300 of Khan's allocation left, priced at £60, £50 and £40. The venue, in London's docklands, has 15,000 seats and 12,500 have already been sold. Anyone wanting tickets ring 01204 535332.