Kell Brook: record, next fight and profile →
Last Saturday night at Manchester Arena, Kell Brook pulled off the most important win of his career. After a ten year feud, Brook secured a one-sided stoppage win over longtime rival Amir Khan.
In one of the stranger moments in the sport, Kell Brook was forced to change his gloves once he entered the ring for his long-awaited fight with Amir Khan, which took place on Saturday night at Manchester Arena.
Amir Khan realizes that he took a lot of punishment on Saturday, when he suffered a stoppage loss at the hands of his career rival, Kell Brook. The two former world champions met in the ring at Manchester Arena, with Brook dominating the majority of the fight with his power shots.
British boxer Kell Brook’s stock is again rising by the minute following his one-sided beating of Amir Khan on Saturday night, as fellow countrymen Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. have challenged the former welterweight champion Brook (40-3, 28 KOs) to a bout.
Manchester Arena, Manchester - Amir Khan (34-6, 21 KOs) admits that his career may finally be over, after suffering a one-sided stoppage loss to career rival Kell Brook (40-3, 28 KOs).
Manchester, England - A British boxing rivalry simmering for more than ten years finally came to the boil on Saturday night at the AO Arena, Manchester as Kell ‘Special K’ Brook (40-3, 28 KOs) channeled years of antagonism to stop Amir ‘King’ Khan (34-6, 21 KOs) in the sixth round, the referee stepping in to save Khan from further punishment.
Brook, Khan Fight Photos Gallery - Manchester Arena, Manchester - After a decade of verbal sparring, the two former champions finally settled their differences in the ring, with Kell Brook (40-3, 28 KOs) stopping Amir Khan (34-6, 21 KOs) in six rounds. (photos by Lawrence Lustig)
After a decade or rivalry, former world champion Kell Brook and Amir Khan finally collided in the ring on Saturday night at Manchester Arena.
Kell Brook landed 64 power punches at a 42% connect rate while Amir Khan landed 19 power punches at a 28% connect rate. Brook also held the advantage in body punches landed 13 to 5.
By Ron Lewis - Kell Brook relished his moment. As he was held aloft by trainer Dominic Ingle he let out an ear-splitting scream. Beating Amir Khan meant more than winning a world title, beating Amir Khan, to Brook, meant everything.