Kell Brook believes he is the best welterweight on the planet and is now craving a summer showdown against one of the division's elite fighters to prove it after disposing of Kevin Bizier on Saturday night.
But the speed with which Brook stopped his game, if outclassed, opponent was sure to raise questions about how the IBF managed to select Bizier as a mandatory challenger for the title.
Sheffield Arena, Sheffield - In his first fight since last May's stoppage of Frankie Gavin, IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs) demolished mandatory challenger Kevin Bizier (25-3, 17KOs) in two rounds.
Kell Brook is determined to make up for lost time when he makes the third defence of his IBF welterweight title against Canadian Kevin Bizier in his home city of Sheffield on Saturday night. Brook has been out of action since May last year after suffering a broken rib shortly after a routine win over domestic rival Frankie Gavin, and wants to use the Bizier fight to re-stamp his authority on the 147lb division.
Kell Brook continues to crave a big fight, but instead is left with the matchup simply placed in front of him. His welterweight title defense versus mandatory challenger Kevin Bizier comes more from necessity than desire, but nevertheless is what serves as the headlining attraction Saturday evening at Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England.
Kell Brook is determined to make up for lost time when he makes the third defence of his IBF welterweight title against Canadian Kevin Bizier in his home city of Sheffield on Saturday night.
Kell Brook and Kevin Bizier easily made weight ahead of their welterweight title fight Saturday evening at Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England. Both boxers were well within the 147-pound welterweight limit. Sheffield's own Brook tipped the scales at a ripped 146.4 lbs., while Bizier - who hails from Quebec, Canada - weighed in at a finely tuned 146.2 lbs.
Brook has already defended the title against one Canadian mandatory challenger in Jo Jo Dan a year ago in the Steel City, and now meets Bizier, who would become Quebec City’s first World champion with victory.
Kell Brook says he knows that mandatory challenger Kevin Bizier will be desperate to get his hands on his IBF World Welterweight title when they meet at the Sheffield Arena on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports.
Brook makes a mandatory defence of his IBF welterweight world title against Canadian challenger Bizier, after being forced to pull out of a clash with Argentine Diego Chaves last autumn due to a rib injury.