Brook Still Seeks Justice As Assailant Remains At Large
Mar 17, 2015 • 8:41 AM ET
By Terence Dooley
Sheffield’s Kell Brook defends his IBF welterweight title for the first time later this month against mandatory challenger Jo Jo Dan, but he also has a fight on his hands outside the ring as he continues to campaign for justice following a machete attack in Spain in the summer that almost ended his career.
Brook meets Dan at Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena on March 28; he is fully focussed on victory but has not given up hope of seeing his attacker brought to justice.
His assailant is still at large, prompting Brook to tell the Sheffield Telegraph that he believes the Spanish police should still be searching for his attacker. “The guy is still on the run and I can start getting on to that soon,” stated Brook.
“The kid is low-life scumbag while I have the world at my feet so it is not good to lower myself. But when I get a little breathing space I can get on and start chasing things up. I don't know if they (the authorities) have an idea where he is, but if I can push them into it I will.”
He added: “I wouldn't want them to drop it just because it happened a while ago. I wouldn't want them to let it go to bed. There is always a trail left. Maybe he will say to someone: he was the kid that did ‘that world champion’ and somebody will pass that on and he'll get caught.
“Something as bad as that is going to do something to you but I am a thick-skinned kid—I just get on with things and look forward to the next fight. It has not held me back in training. All the muscle and tissue is rebuilt and I am stronger than ever. When I got stabbed it took a lot of the brightness out of winning the world title. I think after this defence it will bring all the good stuff back.”
The attack left Brook with a nasty leg wound, there were fears that he wouldn’t be able to box again. However, the 28-year-old title-holder claims that he is back to full fitness and ready to repeal the challenge of Dan, 34-2 (18), in front of his fanatical Sheffield fans.
Brook, 33-0 (22), was given a boost yesterday when it was revealed that the fight will be shown live on Showtime in the U.S. as well as being broadcast by Sky here in the U.K.
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