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Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport, who handle IBF champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs), explained the current situation with the ongoing negotiations unification with WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas (27-1, 10KOs) for the fall.
As reported a few days ago, WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas (27-1, 10KOs) believes IBF champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs) is dragging his feet with signing their bout agreement.
WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas (27-1, 10KOs) will be coming in with a furious mentality if the fight gets finalized with IBF champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs). The fight is being negotiated for the fall, but Vargas - who already signed the contract for the fight - is having his doubts about the contest, because Brook has continued to stall on finalizing the terms on his end.
Is the anticipated unification between WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas (27-1, 10KOs) and IBF champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs) falling apart? Vargas took to the social networks late Saturday night and tweeted that Brook is stalling to finalize the fight, which is making Vargas now look to a rematch with Timothy Bradley.
The welterweight unification between WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas (27-1, 10KOs) and IBF champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs) is potentially going to be pushed back to a date in October.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport is still working out the details to finalize a welterweight unification between his fighter, IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs), and WBO champion Jessie Vargas.
WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (27-0, 22KOs) is very interested in facing IBF beltholder Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs) in the near future - including this coming fall.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport was not surprised when Amir Khan (31-4, 19KOs) suffered a brutal sixth round knockout at the hands of Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez last month in Las Vegas.
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs) is hoping to unify most of his division in 2016. At the moment, Brook's promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport is in the final stages of negotiations for a September unification with WBO world champion Jessie Vargas at Bramall Lane in Sheffield.
Newly crowned WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas (27-1) is ready to put his belt on the line and travel to IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook's backyard to unify titles. In an article that ran on BoxingScene.com earlier this week, Brook's trainer Dominic Ingle said his fighter wasn't happy with the money being offered by his promoter Eddie Hearn. He said that as the champion, Brook feels he deserves to get the bigger purse.