By Edward Chaykovsky
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport is still very interested in making a huge domestic fight between IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (34-0, 25KOs) of Sheffield and top contender Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs) of Bolton.
Hearn very much doubts the fight will happen. Khan is trying to secure a shot at WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. on September 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Originally Brook was scheduled to fight on September 12th as well, but his return is being pushed back to October after negotiations with Brandon Rios dragged out for too long.
Khan has already rejected the idea of fighting Brook in 2015. He left the door wide open for a potential fight next year. If a fight with Mayweather falls apart, then Khan will return on a date in October or November.
Hearn told Sky Sports: "We wait and wait on Khan. Maybe if he doesn't get the Mayweather fight then it's an idea he'll start to entertain. They've never entertained it before or wanted to find out terms.
"They know we'd take the fight in a heartbeat. We know Amir would be looking for the better end of the deal and perhaps that's possible but until we sit down and discuss it, it's just a pipe dream.
"I don't think Khan is interested in the Brook fight. He mentions every welterweight apart from Brook. Everybody seems to wants the fight apart from Amir."