Rib Injury KOs Brook-Chaves Title Clash
Kell Brook has been forced out of his IBF World Welterweight title clash with Diego Chaves at the Sheffield Arena on Saturday October 24 after sustaining a rib injury in sparring.
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Brook's Promoter Wants Bradley Next, Canelo at 154?
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport has big plans in store for IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (35-0, 24KOs). Brook makes the third defense of his world title on October 24th in Sheffield, when he steps in the ring with dangerous Diego Chaves of Argentina. Should Brook walk away with the win, Hearn wants to stage a unification next year with WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley, who faces Brandon Rios on November 7th at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
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Khan Open To Danny Garcia in December, Then Pacquiao
Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs) is hungry to face Manny Pacquiao in a high profile fight, but he also wants to get revenge on Danny Garcia (31-0, 18KOs) for a 2012 knockout loss. Khan fought Garcia in a WBC/WBA junior welterweight unification bout at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. After winning two and a half round of the fight, Garcia caught him cold with a big hook at the end of the third round and Khan never recovered. Two more knockdowns and the fight was stopped in the fourth.
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Hearn: Brook Walks Through Rios, Chaves is Difficult
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport is not expecting an easy night for IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (35-0, 24KOs), who on October 24th will defend his title against dangerous Diego Chaves (23-2-1, 19KOs) at the Sheffield Arena. Originally, Hearn was trying to secure Brandon Rios for the date. The two sides were unable to reach an agreement. A few weeks later a deal was reached with Chaves.
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Klitschko-Fury Set For Sky PPV, Brook Moves To Sky 1
Wladimir Klitschko’s rescheduled world heavyweight title defence against Tyson Fury (24-0, 18 early) will remain on Sky Sports Box Office here in the U.K., with Kell Brook’s IBF welterweight title defence against Diego Gabriel Chaves (23-2-1, 19 KOs) moved to Sky Sports 1 in order to accommodate the November PPV. Klitschko (64-3, 53 KOs) faces Fury at Dusseldorf's Esprit Arena on November 28 after recovering from the calf injury that nixed the original October date, his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO titles will be on the line. Brook's fight is on October 24, Fury's original date; Chris Eubank Junior will make his full Matchroom debut on the undercard after signing with the company earlier this month—he takes on Tony Jeter over 12.
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Showtime's Espinoza Reveals Loaded Fall Schedule
In a year that marked a golden era for boxing content as well as the highest grossing event in the sport’s history, Showtime is prepared to end its year the same way it began – with a bang. There may have been some frustrating moments in between Deontay Wilder’s heavyweight title winning effort – which played to well over 1 million home viewers – to this point, but the American cable giant prepares for a strong close to the 2015 boxing season. Following the October 3 presentation of Showtime Championship Boxing, the network will come back strong with a stretch of seven shows in a span of eight weeks from late October through mid-December.
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Brook To Khan: Let Me End Your Career, For The Fans?
The war of words continues between domestic rivals Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs) and Kell Brook (35-0, 24KOs). A few days ago, Khan advised Brook to step his game up - a knock on some of Kell's recent opposition in the ring. Khan is not impressed with Brook's decision to defend his IBF welterweight crown against Diego Chaves on October 24th. Chaves has only gained a single win in his last four fights.
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Brook-Chaves - Dealed Reached To Land on Showtime
Kell Brook’s IBF World Welterweight title defence against Diego Chaves on Saturday October 24 at the Sheffield Arena will be aired live on SHOWTIME Sports in the US. The SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL presentation of the Sky Sports telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts Brian Custer, Al Bernstein and Paulie Malignaggi before and after the world championship showdown. An encore presentation of the bout will air on SHOWTIME later that evening at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
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Lucas Matthysse: Brook vs. Chaves Will Be a Good Fight
Lucas Matthysse (37-3, 34 KOs) is just a few days away from his WBC junior welterweight title clash with Viktor Postol (27-0, 11 KOs). Following one of his last training sessions before flying out to the United States, Matthysse offered BoxingScene.com some thoughts looking back on his last fight against Ruslan Provodnikov as well as a look ahead to his countryman Diego Cháves' challenge against Kell Brook.
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Khan: Chaves Not a Top Guy, Brook Needs To Do Better
Amir Khan thinks very little of Kell Brook's upcoming defense of the IBF welterweight title against Diego Chaves. The fight is scheduled for October 24th in Sheffield. Khan (31-3, 19KOs) vs. Brook (35-0, 24KOs) is one of the biggest fights to be made in the UK. Brook would like to face Khan by the midway point of next year. Khan says it's possible, if Brook steps up his level of competition.
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