LANCASHIRE Telegraph paperboy, Shakeeb Ali, couldn't quite deliver the goods when he took on the younger brother of Olympic silver medalist Amir Khan.

The 15-year-old Audley Amateur Boxing Club fighter - nicknamed Little Amir - put up a brave fight against the highly talented Farhan Khan under the watchful eye of the Real Amir.

While Farhan was rightly given a unanimous decision by the judges, Shakeeb did enough to impress Amir's father Shah who has helped mastermind his son to the brink of a shot at a world title.

Yacoob Hussain, head coach and founder of Audley ABC, said: "I had a good chat with Shah after the tournament and he said he was impressed with Shakeeb. He put up a great fight and he had no fear against one of the top young boxers in the country.

"Shakeeb has been in fine form this season but he needed a fight like this to see just how far he needs to go. Farhan is a very good fighter and deserved his win but Shakeeb can feel proud of himself after this performance."

With Amir Khan in the crowd, the tournament attracted plenty of attention which can only be a good thing for the club which is looking to raise funds to move to a new gym in Whitebirk.

Back in the ring, it proved to be a night of mixed fortunes for the Audley fighters.

Thomas McBride beat Tom Ashton of Failsworth Amateur Boxing Club when the 12-year-old impressed the judges enough to get the decision. The 12-year-old, who now has three wins from his five fives, is next in action in Penrith next month.

Soban Kasser, aged 15, also tasted victory courtesy of the judges decision when he beat Niall Walsh of Middleton ABC on points to take his record to two wins and two defeats.

Mohammed Ihsan, aged 14, beat Robert Holland of the Pool of Life ABC, Atherton on points but Audley's best performance came from Bilal Shah in his very first contest.

The 17-year-old novice demonstrated raw talent when he stopped Fleetwood fighter Mark Harrison in the first round of their light welterweight contest.

However, a number of Audley fighters did finish up as losers.

Waqas Ilyas, 14, lost on points on Sam O'Connor of Failsworth ABC club while 15-year-old Qasim Niaz was stopped in the second round by Barrow fighter Lee Conroy.

Haider Riaz was unfortunate to lose after ending on the wrong side of the judges' split decision against Chris Nuttall of Middleton.

And Anthony Preston was another who battled bravely but lost out on points against Kyle Barrick of Newbury.

A total of 13 bouts were held on the night which also included S Moody of Burnley club, Sandygate ABC, losing on points against M Heffron from the Pool of Life.

Yaqoob added: "We've held about three of these tournaments so far but I think this is probably the best one. With Amir here and Shakeeb fighting his younger brother Farhan, it attracted plenty of attention. Our aim is to move into our own gym and nights like these certainly help."