Chris Eubank Jnr-Kell Brook close to agreement for 2027, says Ben Shalom

Chris Eubank Jnr and Kell Brook are close to agreeing terms for a 2027 showdown, according to promoter Ben Shalom.

Brook, 40, hasn’t fought since beating nemesis Amir Khan in 2022. That bout, a long time in the making, looked for all the world like the swansong for both fighters, but Brook in particular has struggled to find contentment in retirement.

The former IBF welterweight champion, 40-3 (28 KOs), was at his peak 10 years ago, prior to an ill-advised move to middleweight, where Gennadiy Golovkin pounded him to defeat in five rounds, leaving Brook with a fractured eye socket.

He considered retirement after losing in four rounds to Terence Crawford in 2020, but the lure of an all-British grudge match with Khan proved too difficult to resist.

Eubank Jnr, 35-4 (25 KOs), was last seen in the ring 12 months ago when, after a much-publicized struggle to adhere to strict weight clauses, he looked dreadful while losing to Conor Benn in their rematch.

Now 37, Eubank Jnr is also clearly long past his best. Though he defeated Benn in a thrilling battle in April last year, the Englishman – called out by Brook in the past – likely peaked in 2019 when he defeated James DeGale.

Regardless, it's names that sell, and those of Eubank and Brook will likely do just that in an era when recycling fading superstars is the order of the day.

"I think that's the fight that the fans want to see,” Shalom, who represented both Eubank and Brook in their most recent fights, told ProBoxing Fans.

"I think that's the fight that sells. I think the fight happens.

"Yeah, I think terms are pretty much agreed on both sides."

Eubank Jnr-Brook was teased after Brook beat Khan in 2022. Sense prevailed back then, however.