Britain's teenage hope Amir Khan proved himself a unique talent again in Athens on August 27 by beating Serik Yeleuov of Kazakhstan 40-26 to book a spot in Saturday's final of the Olympic lightweight boxing.

The revelation of the Olympic boxing tournament opened the match with a lackluster start, down 7-5 in the first round, but soon came back with a dazzling display against the Kazak, tying at 9-9 in the second round and leading 13-5 in both the third and fourth.

"I felt very nervous in the dressing room before the contest which I have not felt here before," said the 17-year-old Khan.

"I knew I was behind, but I thought Yeleuov would tire and that is what happened," he added.

Khan will next clash with mighty Cuban Mario Kindelan who overcame Murat Khrachev of Russia 20-10 in Friday's another semifinal match.

If the world junior champion Khan could pull off an upset in the final against Kindelan, 33, who is nearly twice his age at 33 and is widely regarded as the best poind-for-pound amateur in the world, he would become the youngest Olympic champion since American Floyd Patterson in 1952.