Hearn: Mayweather More Likely To Face Brook, Not Khan

By Edward Chaykovsky

Promoter Barry Hearn of Matchroom Sport believes WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (47-0, 26KOs) is more likely to select Kell Brook as a future opponent before selecting Amir Khan.

Hearn is not referring to Mayweather's next ring appearance. Brook is making his first defense on a March date in Sheffield. Mayweather is planning to fight in May - with names like Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto and Amir Khan being mentioned in boxing circles.

Hearn doubts Mayweather will select Khan for May 2nd or for the fall. He sees Brook as being a more likely candidate for a fall fight - because Brook is undefeated and beat Shawn Porter, who beat Devon Alexander - the fighter Khan is getting a lot of credit for defeating in recent weeks.

Mayweather aside, Hearn maintains that Khan and Brook can make more money by fighting each other at Wembley Stadium.

"Everyone is sitting there and saying 'oh, I want to fight Mayweather.' Trust me, my dog wants to fight Mayweather, because he knows potentially it's going to be a big payday. Two things to point out, Mayweather is not going to fight Amir Khan. He is more likely to fight Kell Brook, because he's more credible, zero losses and he's a reigning world champion. Khan has three losses and no belt. But the truth is, Brook and Khan can earn more money by fighting each other than fighting Mayweather," Hearn told Seconds Out.