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He’s a Sheffield born lad who has been turned into one of boxing’s hottest prospects by Brendan Ingle’s famed Wincobank gym. Sound familiar?
Ezekiel ‘Kell’ Brook has fought 23 times as a professional without defeat, including 16 by knockout. And he appears confident and ready to follow Sheffield’s other famous boxing son – and one of his heroes - Prince Naseem Hamed, by claiming a world title.
Brook, of Broughton Road, Owlerton, is currently the WBO Intercontinental champion and outright British champion at welterweight, but is heavily tipped to one day take a world title.
The 24-year-old is preparing for his first world title shot, probably against unbeaten American Mike Jones sometime this year in what could be a thrilling encounter.
Young age
Brook began his professional career in 2004 but made his first strides into boxing at a very young age. In fact, he was just nine when he first set foot in the now famous St Thomas Boy’s and Girl’s Club gym in Wincobank, Sheffield.
His father, Terry Brook said that he knew from a very young age that his son had a special talent for boxing.
“Kell could punch like a man when he was seven. At that time I was looking at what Naz (Prince Naseem Hamed) was doing and the Ingle gym and thought he could be a world champion,” he said. From seven year old I always believed that he could be.”
There was certainly no shortage of people for young Brook to look up to, with Naseem Hamed, Johnny Nelson and Ryan Rhodes all fighting out of the gym at that time.
As aforementioned, the flamboyant former featherweight world champion Prince Naseem was, and continues to be, a touchstone for Brook. Seeing Naz strut his stuff in the Ingle gym from a young age was bound to have a significant effect on any impressionable youth aspiring to be a boxer. His father Terry said the families are friends, and Naz has been forthcoming with both praise and advice for his son.
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He’s a Sheffield born lad who has been turned into one of boxing’s hottest prospects by Brendan Ingle’s famed Wincobank gym. Sound familiar?
Ezekiel ‘Kell’ Brook has fought 23 times as a professional without defeat, including 16 by knockout. And he appears confident and ready to follow Sheffield’s other famous boxing son – and one of his heroes - Prince Naseem Hamed, by claiming a world title.
Brook, of Broughton Road, Owlerton, is currently the WBO Intercontinental champion and outright British champion at welterweight, but is heavily tipped to one day take a world title.
The 24-year-old is preparing for his first world title shot, probably against unbeaten American Mike Jones sometime this year in what could be a thrilling encounter.
Young age
Brook began his professional career in 2004 but made his first strides into boxing at a very young age. In fact, he was just nine when he first set foot in the now famous St Thomas Boy’s and Girl’s Club gym in Wincobank, Sheffield.
His father, Terry Brook said that he knew from a very young age that his son had a special talent for boxing.
“Kell could punch like a man when he was seven. At that time I was looking at what Naz (Prince Naseem Hamed) was doing and the Ingle gym and thought he could be a world champion,” he said. From seven year old I always believed that he could be.”
There was certainly no shortage of people for young Brook to look up to, with Naseem Hamed, Johnny Nelson and Ryan Rhodes all fighting out of the gym at that time.
As aforementioned, the flamboyant former featherweight world champion Prince Naseem was, and continues to be, a touchstone for Brook. Seeing Naz strut his stuff in the Ingle gym from a young age was bound to have a significant effect on any impressionable youth aspiring to be a boxer. His father Terry said the families are friends, and Naz has been forthcoming with both praise and advice for his son.
FOR THE WHOLE INTERVIEW CLICK LINK ABOVE
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