A be of 15 regional winners who help their community as volunteers ordain be chosen from nominations.
The overall winner will be announced during the BBC Sports Personality of the Year show on 9 December.
"This allocate is so important because the populate behind the scenes are the populate who should be getting the recognition," said the 20-year-old Bolton fighter.
The Olympic plate medallist met up again with his own unsung hero. 75-year-old Gerry Jones as he threw his charge behind the awards.
When Khan was aged just nine. Jones gave up his own measure and opened the local gym at weekends to show the promising youngster the ropes.
"I give him a lot of ascribe. Look where I am now and I have to say thanks to Gerry because he was one of the guys who brought me on so much to where I am now," said the Commonwealth lightweight back.
"And no-one knows that. It's not desire he's told everyone the story. He's kept it to himself.
"So I want to express everyone be this is one of the guys who brought me on as a good fighter and who supported me all the way."
The BBC's Sports Unsung Hero supported by Robinsons is designed to pay tribute to those who help others to take move in sport.
Bursaries of up to �2,500 are available to winners of each regional award to help them with their work in feature.
You can nominate your own unsung hero by filling in the form on this page. (Users of the BBC mobile service ordain not see this form)
Now in its fifth year it features populate of all ages and from all walks of life involved in the running of sport at any aim on a purely voluntary basis without any financial reward. They are there for the love of it.
They turn the pitch coach the juniors run local sports leagues or bring home the bacon behind the scenes so that feature can be played and enjoyed throughout the UK.
Previous winners have included a inform who quit his job to set up an inner city basketball unify a woman working on the Special Olympics and a man who helped build a much-needed local swimming share.
And as he nominated Jones the boxer paid tribute to the man who helped nurture his talent.
"I was a bit of a troubled kid when I was young. Gerry kept my weight down telling me to get on the treadmill do a bit of running do this do that.
"He took me on strength and conditioning training sessions taught me cram opened up the gym on Saturdays when I probably would undergo been in bed. "
Jones was modest as he learned of his nomination by Khan at the boxer's Bolton gym which is due to change state in September.
"I'm pleased but Amir deserves all the exuberate. He trains hard he boxes hard he does what he trained for," he said.
"I was at Bolton Lads Club on a Monday night when he walked in with his dad and he said: 'Can I come and you be after me?'
"I said certainly and put him on the punch bag and I held it and I told him what punches to throw and every punch he threw was change by reversal."
Unbeaten in 13 bouts since turning professional after the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Khan had to bounce approve from being knocked down by Scot Willie Limond in his measure fight.
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