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Boxing champ Amir Khan’s wedding a one-two punch

Boxing champ Amir Khan got publicly married at the Waldorf-Astoria on Friday, but he secretly swapped vows with his 21-year-old fiancée Faryal Makhdoom the day before in a private ceremony at the Staten Island Excelsior Grand. The Thursday celebration involved an epic dance-off between bride and groom. After the ceremony, Khan and his groomsmen performed an elaborate Bollywood-style dance routine for Faryal and select guests. Khan even told guests that rehearsing the choreography was “like preparing for a fight with [Floyd] Mayweather.” When Khan finished, Staten Island native Makhdoom and her bridesmaids hit the dance floor for their own routine. On Friday, the couple held a ceremony at the Waldorf in front of 400 guests, including rapper Jay Sean. That bash included a six-foot wedding cake, a stage with two golden thrones and two 20-foot tall mirrors. The couple plans another celebration this weekend in Khan’s native Bolton, England, with 1,000 guests, including fellow boxers David Haye and Ricky Hatton.