Keith Thurman Very Interested in Facing Kell Brook in The Fall

By Edward Chaykovsky

WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (27-0, 22KOs) is very interested in facing IBF beltholder Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs) in the near future - including this coming fall.

This past Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Thurman won a twelve round unanimous decision over Shawn Porter in a Fight of The Year contender.

Brook captured his world title in 2014, when he traveled over to the United States to win a close decision over Porter at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

Thurman wants a major fight in the fall, preferably against a world champion. Brook is heading into a world title unification with WBO world champion Jessie Vargas on a date in last August or September.

There is no opponent as of yet for Thurman's next contest. Like Brook, Thurman has trouble securing top opponents to face him. He is even unable to secure some of his Premier Boxing Champions stablemates like WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia. The one fighter calling for him, and Thurman has little interest in facing him, is Errol Spence, who is heading into a final IBF world title eliminator next month with Leonard Bundu.

If Brook follows through with the fight against Vargas, and adds the WBO title to his collection, Thurman is very ready to face him with three world titles at stake.

"It does [interest me to fight Kell Brook]. There will be plenty of belts on the line and once again, you would get two undefeated welterweight champions of the world. I believe it’s time for the best to fight the best and I’m ready to make all those things happen in the near future," Thurman told On The Ropes Boxing Radio.