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Eddie Hearn, who promotes IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs), expects everything to get finalized by next week for a mandatory defense against undefeated Olympian Errol Spence (21-0, 18 KOs).
Former world champion Junior Witter is still aching over the fact that he never stepped in the ring with his career rival, Ricky Hatton. During their prime runs, a Hatton vs. Witter showdown was the biggest fight to be made in the UK and eventually there was even interest from the American networks to televise the fight.
New York - Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sports was not shy when he was asked about a potential fight between the United Kingdom’s two most popular welterweights, Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KO’s) and Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KO’s). According to Hearn, he spent most of last month trying to make the fight but to no avail because of Khan’s demands on the purse split.
Former world champion Amir Khan is still very eager to get revenge on current WBC welterweight titleholder Danny Garcia. They fought in a junior welterweight unification in July of 2012. Garcia came in on late notice after Lamont Peterson had failed a pre-fight drug test and was pulled from the fight.
Amir Khan Video Interview - LAS VEGAS - Leo Santa Cruz reclaimed the WBA featherweight title Saturday night with a majority decision over Carl Frampton.
It’s been talked about for years and is a contest all fight fans want to see, but will Amir Khan versus Kell Brook ever happen?
Retired super middleweight champion Carl Froch is shaking his head at the crumbled negotiations to stage a May fight between IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) and Bolton star Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs). Earlier this week, the negotiations fell apart between the two camps, after Khan stood firm on a 70-30 monetary split to do the fight with Brook - who was looking for something that was more in line of an even 50-50.
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) denies that he walked away from the recent negotiations to make a fight with domestic rival Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs). According to Khan, Brook was not really interested in making the fight happen and walked away. Brook is still very willing to negotiate the terms and make the fight happen in May, but says Khan is making things very difficult with his "extreme" demands.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport tried his best to finalize a May pay-per-view fight between IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) and his domestic rival Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs). Discussions to make the fight have crumbled after Khan and his team demanded a split of 70-30 in their favor. Hearn and Brook believe an even split of 50-50 is fair.
WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia (33-0, 19 KOs) expects to face Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) in a rematch at some point in the near future. Garcia and Khan collided back in 2012 in a junior welterweight unification from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.