Kell Brook has accomplished a lot over the course of his 16-year pro career.

One of the few things he hasn’t been able to enjoy was to enter a welterweight title fight where he didn’t have to worry about maintaining his weight beyond the weigh-in. That changes this weekend for his upcoming challenge of three-division and reigning 147-pound titlist Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford (36-0, 27KOs).

As previously reported by BoxingScene.com senior writer Keith Idec, Saturday’s headliner comes without a rehydration clause in place. It means that once Omaha’s Crawford and Sheffield, England’s Brook (39-3, 27KOs) hit the scale on Friday, their obligation to make weight is officially done with nothing left but to wait for the opening bell.

“To be honest, for how I will make weight this time it’s not that much of a big deal. But I suppose it’s a big deal because I don’t want to have to watch my water, watch my food intake,” Brook noted during a recent Zoom media conference call to discuss their bout this weekend (Saturday, ESPN, 10:00 p.m. ET). “I just want to weigh in and relax, instead of concentrating on making weight again.

“It’s going to be something different making weight and then just focusing on Terence Crawford instead of weighing again.”

Such was a luxury Brook was not afforded during his own reign as IBF welterweight titlist. The New Jersey-based sanctioning body requires all title participants to not only make the official contracted weight during the pre-fight weigh-in, but also not gain more than 10 pounds during the second weight check normally conducted the morning of the fight.

Brook was required to do so beginning with his 12-round title winning effort over Shawn Porter in August 2014 and through his May 2017 stoppage loss to Errol Spence Jr. (26-0, 21KOs). Three fights have followed since his title reign came to a close, all coming above the welterweight limit and where he wasn’t struggling once—never mind twice—to hit the mark.

That is not the issue for Saturday’s contest, as the WBO—whose welterweight title is at stake—doesn’t call for such a weight check. It only further enhances the significant adjustments made by the former titlist, who set up camp in his desired training location in Fuerteventura—one of the Canary Islands—with new head trainer Carlos Formento.

“Just being around Sheffield and losing weight was not really [effective],” Brook admits. “Not being surrounded what I was normally used to so that I could stick to my diet… I knew that I needed to get away as soon as possible.

“I wanted to ensure that when I wake up, I'm in a different country... going to the gym and doing it for a reason. I made sure the training was hard and the dieting was hard as well from the first week I knew this fight was on.”

Jake Donovan is a senior writer for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox