Kell Brook: record, next fight and profile →
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (35-0, 24KOs) is hungry to make a statement next Saturday at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield. Brook will defend his world title against IBF mandatory challenger Kevin Bizier (25-2, 17KOs) of Canada.
Kevin Bizier says he will pile the pressure on Kell Brook when he challenges for the IBF World Welterweight title at the Sheffield Arena on March 26, live on Sky Sports. Bizier is the second mandatory challenger that Brook has defended his title against, and like the first, Jo Jo Dan, 31 year old Bizier also hails from Canada.
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook is still in shock that Amir Khan turned him down in favor of moving up in weight to challenge Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez for the WBC middleweight title.
Kell Brook says he’s going to take his frustrations out on Kevin Bizier when he defends his IBF World Welterweight title at the Sheffield Arena on March 26, live on Sky Sports. Brook makes the third defence of the crown he landed in August 2014, and the second against a Canadian mandatory challenge, as Bizier follows Jo Jo Dan in trying to wrestle the title from the unbeaten Sheffield star, who returns to action for the first time in ten months after injury ruled him out of a winter clash with Diego Chaves.
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (35-0, 24KOs) wants a big fight for the summer. One opponent that he would like to get his hands on is newly crowned WBC champion Danny Garcia (32-0, 18KOs).
When the announcement was made that WBC middleweight belt-holder Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs) would be facing Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs) on May 7th, there was great surprise throughout the boxing industry. Putting aside that Khan is a welterweight, he was also a fighter that was aligned with Al Haymon and Premier Boxing Champions.
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (35-0, 24KOs) believes Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs) may have bitten off a little more than he can chew by accepting a bout with WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs) at a catch-weight of 155-pounds.
Tyrone Nurse will defend his British super lightweight title next month. The Huddersfield man has been handed a date, with his fight likely to be aired on TV.
WBA welterweight champion Keith 'One Time' Thurman (26-0, 22KOs) is looking to make a statement when he defends his title against former IBF champion Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16KOs) on March 12th at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.
WBA welterweight champion Keith 'One Time' Thurman is going to create a lot of debate with is most recent statements, explaining his belief that Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs) took the less challenging fight on May 7th, when the British star moves up by eight pounds to challenge Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs) at a catch-weight of 155-pounds.