Kell Brook: record, next fight and profile →
Former champion Amir Khan (31-4, 19KOs) is open to the possibility of facing IBF welterweight world champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs). Khan was in action earlier this month, when he moved up to a catch-weight of 155-pounds to challenge then WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. The Bolton man was knocked out in six rounds.
Errol Spence Interview - In what the network has suggested as - or at least hopes to be - the starting point of an unofficial tournament, all fighters made weight for the Showtime-televised trio of title fights, which airs live from The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada.
After winning the vacant WBO welterweight title by stopping Sadam Ali in nine rounds on March 5th, Jessie Vargas is now in line for a big fight against Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs) in the late summer.
Over the past several weeks a summer unification welterweight showdown has been in the works that would pit IBF champion Kell Brook (36-0) against WBO champion Jessie Vargas (27-1).
Eddie Hearn on Brook vs. Vargas - Chris Eubank Jr will defend his British Middleweight title against Tom Doran at The O2 in London on June 25, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
WBO World Super-Welterweight king Liam Smith wants a huge domestic showdown with Kell Brook after he’s dealt with Predrag Radosevic. Undefeated Smith makes a hero’s return to Liverpool to make the third defence of his world title on an action-packed night of boxing at the Echo Arena on June 4th, live and exclusive on BoxNation.
The ‘I told you so’ brigade have been out in force this week making themselves heard, after Canelo Alvarez’s one punch knock-out of the brave Amir Khan. But Amir knew the score himself all along. If he were to leave himself open and get heavily clipped, it would be lights out and, unfortunately, that proved to be the case.
Jessie Vargas Interview - Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Las Vegas,Nev. - In a battle of undefeated cruiserweight prospects, Andrew Tabiti (13-0, 11KOs) won a ten round unanimous decision over Keith Tapia (17-1, 11KOs) in a foul-filled fight. Tabiti captures the vacant NABF championship. The scores were 99-90, 97-92, 97-92.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport is amused with the recent comments from Amir Khan (31-4, 19KOs), who ruled out a potential fight with IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs).
A welterweight unification bout between IBF titlist Kell Brook (36-0, 25KOs) and WBO belt-holder Jesse Vargas (27-1, 10KOs) is being discussed for the late summer. And talks are now coming to the final stages, it seems.