Kerry Hope: record, next fight and profile →
Newly-crowned European middleweight champion Kerry Hope is taking a well-deserved week’s break from boxing following his dogged performance last Saturday night in Sheffield as the Merthyr Tydfil fighter shocked heavy favourite Grzegorz Proksa to claim the title.
Highly favored Polish super middleweight Grzegorz Proksa (26-1, 19 KOs) lost his European title on Saturday night, when he dropped a shocking twelve round majority decision to heavy underdog Kerry Hope (17-3, 1 KO) at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield. The scores were 114:114, 115:112 and 114:113.
By Jake Donovan - Unbeaten welterweight contender Kell Brook prepares for a homecoming showcase as he takes on former title challenger Matthew Hatton in a 12-round main event Saturday evening at Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, England. The bout marks the 2012 debut for Brook (26-0, 18KO), who comes in on the heels of a 5th round stoppage of Luis Galarza in his stateside debut last December. He faces a step up in class in facing Hatton (42-5-2, 16KO), who rebounded from last year’s brave-in-defeat showing against Saul Alvarez with a hard-fought decision win over previously unbeaten Andrei Abremenka last October.