BOLTON boxing superstar Amir Khan has described the terrifying scenes he witnessed on his recent mission to help refugees in Europe.

The two-time world champion traveled to the Greek island of Lesbos to hand out donated aid to desperate migrants who have fled their war-torn homes in Syria.

He was joined by a team of 20 volunteers who travelled with the donated items in a convoy across Europe.

Describing the scenes in Lesbos, Amir said: “One thing I really remember was when a boat came in and I had the chance to see the people as they arrived and gave them some food, some bananas and apples and water for them.

“There must have been about 50 people on a boat big enough for about 10 people, there were people hanging off the boat for what must have been an eight hour trip, with the waves hitting them.

“I asked them how they felt on the boat, they said they were so scared and they didn’t think they were going to make it and they were praying to god the whole way through.”

He added: “They must have heard the stories about kids and families falling into the sea and dying so you can imagine how scared they were.”

Amir thanked the British public for their generous donations and said he is looking at organising a second trip in the next month.

He said: “I want to send another trip in three or four weeks —I want to thank all the volunteers and the British public who have been very supportive.

“People were coming to the gym to drop things off and in other places, the public were open handed — I was getting calls from America, the whole world was messaging me wanting to help.”

But Amir’s trip got off to a bad start when his luggage was lost.

He explained: “I was in the same clothes for two days, lost all my toiletries — I felt empty without all that stuff, but I realised these people have lost everything in life — their clothing, their houses, their businesses and their family — it gives you perspective, I only lost a bag.”

Another moving memory for the boxing star involved some Syrian children he met.

He said: “These little girls were playing and said to me ‘uncle are you taking us back to Syria, we want to go back home.’ “When people say these people want to come to the UK or Europe, they don’t — but they are forced to.”

Amir said he wanted to use his global status to help launch the charity mission and he found his popularity stretched all the way to the refugees he was there to help.

He said: “A lot of the refugees knew who I was, there were a lot of boxing fans there keen to spar with me and mess about, I was quite amazed by that.

He added: “The whole trip really was an experience for all of us — you hear stuff on the news and hear things on TV but when you speak to these people one to one you see it for real and it sends shivers down your back.”