Gang were acting out of greed when they decided to rob Amir Khan's £72,000 ... trends now

A gang of robbers were acting out of 'greed' when they decided to steal a £72,000 diamond-encrusted watch from famous boxing champion Amir Khan, a court heard.

Mr Khan, 36, was robbed of his rose gold Franck Muller Vanguard Chronograph after dining with wife Faryal, 31, and friend Omar Khalid at the Sahara Grill in Leyton, east London on April 18, 2022.

'Gunman' Dante Campbell, 21, ran at Mr Khan outside the restaurant and yelled at him to 'take off the watch', Snaresbrook Crown Court heard.

Campbell and Ahmed Bana, 25, have admitted conspiracy to rob and possession of an imitation firearm. Nurul Amin and Ismail Mohamed, both 25, both deny conspiracy to commit robbery.

Amin and Mohamed were said to be 'spotters' who sat at a table a few feet away from Mr Khan in the restaurant.

In his closing speech prosecutor Philip Evans said that the incident was 'plain as day' and that the crime was 'perpetrated for nothing other than greed'.

Speaking to the Jury, Mr Evans said: 'We know there was a robbery. We know that. Campbell and Bana have pleaded guilty. You can see it, as plain as day, on the streets of London. A man pointing a gun at the head of another man.

'This was perpetrated against a man who is famous. It was perpetrated against a man who has wealth, and had part of his wealth, and had part of that wealth on his hand.'

'This was a crime perpetrated for nothing other than greed. To take from someone, something that was earned.'

Mr Evans said it would have been at the forefront of the mind of the robbers to not get caught.

'The prosecution do not ask you to convict on the basis of their drug dealing. But the reality is that

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