Brook: I Wish Khan The Best, Don't Think He Can Beat Canelo

By Edward Chaykovsky

IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (35-0, 24KOs) is not losing hope for a future domestic blockbuster with British rival Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs).

Brook thought a deal was very close to getting done for June 4th at Wembley. Their teams were in deep negotiations for several weeks.

The Sheffield champion was thrown for a loop when Khan announced that he was moving up in weight by eight pounds to challenge WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs) at a catch-weight of 155-pounds. The fight is scheduled to take place on May 7th from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Brook respect Khan for taking such a dangerous fight, but gives him little to no chance of being able to win it. 

"It's a dream fight because Canelo is up there as one of the best in the boxing world, so let's see what he can do with him. I respect him for taking the fight and once he's got the fight out the way, who knows? We could still sit down and make the fight happen," Brook told Sky Sports.

"We all thought we were going to make the fight this time and we were very close to getting a deal done, but he's jumped up a few weight divisions to fight Canelo - in a fight I don't think he can win."

Brook already has a title defense scheduled for March 26th in Sheffield. He will take on mandatory challenger Kevin Bizier of Canada.

According to Brook's promoter, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport, the unbeaten champion will get a "big fight" in the summer. Who that opponent could end up being is not clear. Most of the big names at welterweight are already involved in major fights in the coming months.