Errol Spence Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
SHEFFIELD, England - Former champion Amir Khan believes the demons of Kell Brook's last fight showed up to haunt him on Saturday night, when Brook lost his IBF welterweight belt when mandatory challenger Errol Spence stopped him in the 11th round.
Errol Spence Video Interview - Kell Brook put in a valiant display but surrendered his IBF welterweight title following an 11th-round stoppage defeat to Errol Spence Jr at Bramall Lane. Fighting in front of around 27,000 highly-partisan fans in his home city of Sheffield, Brook more than matched Spence Jr for the first eight rounds but swelling over his left eye ultimately turned the bout in the American’s favour.
By Keith Idec - Kell Brook couldn’t handle “The Truth.” The brave Brook fought well Saturday night, but Errol Spence Jr. ultimately wore down the defending champion and stopped him in the 11th round of their IBF welterweight title fight in Sheffield, England. Spence, a heavily hyped American southp...
Brook-Spence Scorecard Live BoxingScene - Kell Brook will defend his IBF World Welterweight title against US star Errol Spence at Bramall Lane in Sheffield on Saturday May 27, live on Sky Sports Box Office and on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING in the US. Photos by Lawrence Lustig.
Conventional wisdom suggests that, sans any unforeseen collisions of styles, sleights of hand, or tricks under their sleeves, Errol Spence (21-0, 18 KOs) should emerge victorious in this encounter. His slick southpaw mode of combat coupled by a PhD-level ring generalship, rooted in his decorated amateur career, should allow him to out-maneuver Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) to a close but unanimous decision.
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook landed 8.5 jabs per round in his last 7 fights- #3 on the CompuBox Cat. Leaders list. Can he land that jab vs. the southpaw Errol Spence, who landed 7.2 jabs per round in his last 4 fights? Both are accurate with their power shots: Brook landed 41.2% -Spence 47.8%.
The Olympic men’s boxing alumni of 2012 is rapidly taking their place at the head of the class. Four gold medalists from those Games currently hold major titles with heavyweight Anthony Joshua emerging as a potential megastar.
Kell Brook is the more experienced fighter and the defending welterweight world champion. The British star has taken the best shots a middleweight knockout artist could land and never went down. Even before moving up two weight classes to challenge Gennady Golovkin, Brook had faced more proven opponents than Errol Spence Jr.
Eddie Hearn had a plan for Kell Brook. Give up the IBF welterweight title, move up to 154 pounds and try to arrange a fight with an established star, someone – anyone, honestly – other than Errol Spence Jr. Hearn considered Spence much more risk than reward and perhaps too tough of an opponent in Brook’s first fight since Gennady Golovkin broke the orbital bone around Brook’s right eye during a technical knockout win in their middleweight title fight September 10 at 02 Arena in London.
Kell Brook’s supporters assured Errol Spence Jr. that he’s not ready for this. They reminded the undefeated welterweight contender that Brook by far is the top opponent of his four-year pro career, unlike anyone Spence has faced to date. Spence (21-0, 18 KOs) and his trainer, Derrick James, are undeterred with his first world title fight just a day away.