Khan: Brook is Ruining Career, Don't Think Our Fight Ever Happens

By Carlos Boogs

British star Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs) has accused his domestic rival, IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs), of causing damage to his own career by facing less than stellar opposition since capturing the title from Shawn Porter in August of 2014.

Earlier this year, Khan and Brook were in serious talks to face each, but Khan instead made a decision to take on WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez.

Khan will move up to a catch-weight of 155-pounds to face Canelo on May 7th from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

A fight between Khan and Brook has been talked about for several years. Khan has serious doubts about the fight ever coming off in the future.

Brook blew away mandatory challenger Kevin Bizier last month in two rounds. He is now looking for a major opponent for the summer, but the pickings are pretty slim at the moment with most of the top options already committed to other fights.

“My advice to Kell Brook is for him to take those hard fights - take those big fights you’ve got to take. You’re upsetting all the fans and you’re upsetting all the people. He needs to get in there with some big names," Khan said.

"He’s just ruining his own career by not facing [top level opponents]. Kell Brook was offered the fight against Miguel Cotto. Is that true? Who turned it down? Kell? If it was me - I’d take the Cotto fight. That would be a good fight."

"That fight might never happen. I'm always going to behind the British fighters. He's a British fighter. I have to be behind him. The fight between me and him has gone past it. I don’t think it will ever happen,” said Khan about a fight between him and Brook in the future."