Kell Brook: record, next fight and profile →
When the time is right, Bolton's Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs) is eager to punish his domestic rival Kell Brook (34-0, 25KOs), who holds the IBF welterweight title. Brook is going to return on a tentative date of October 24th, possibly against Diego Chaves. Khan is going to come back in the fall, in November or December. If both continue to win, Khan believes a fight with Brook can take place in the summer of 2016 at Wembley Stadium.
Amir Khan (31-3, 19KOs) says his domestic rival, IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (34-0, 25KOs), needs to get bigger wins in order to make their showdown much larger than it currently is. If they held the bout right now, Khan doubts the match is capable of selling out Wembley Stadium. He is not impressed with Brook's streak of wins and criticized his 2015 victories over outclassed opponents Jo Jo Dan and Frank Gavin. Brook is likely going to return on October 24th in Sheffield and dangerous Diego Chaves is being mentioned as the frontrunner.
Kell Brook will return to the ring in the coming months, with the IBF welterweight champion expected to defend his belt in October. Diego Chaves is the ‘frontrunner’ for the fight and has already proved himself at top level, troubling Keith Thurman in a late stoppage loss, and also battled to a draw with Timothy Bradley in his last bout.
Frankie Gavin has backed Kell Brook to defeat Amir Khan if their British battle goes ahead next year. Khan revealed last week that he held talks with Brook's promoter Eddie Hearn about a possible summer showdown at Wembley next year. Gavin is fully aware of the strengths of both welterweights as he battled Brook for his IBF title in May, suffering a sixth-round stoppage defeat, while he sparred with Khan while they were both star amateurs on the Great Britain team.
BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the International Boxing Federation has ordered a final IBF welterweight eliminator between Diego Chaves (23-2-1, 19KOs) of Argentina and Kevin Bizier (24-2, 16KOs) of Canada. The winner would become the mandatory challenger to IBF champion Kell Brook. A few weeks ago a deal was reached for a final IBF eliminator between Chaves and Devon Alexander, but it appears that Alexander is now going in another direction.
Brooklyn, New York - If Shawn Porter (26-1,1 16 KO's) had it his way, he would fight in September and return in December. If he had his way one of those fights would be against Danny Garcia, who made his welterweight debut last Saturday night with a TKO of Paulie Malignaggi at the Barclays Center. “We hear through the grapevine that I’m tailor-made for Danny Garcia,” Porter said this past Saturday at the Garcia-Malignaggi fight. “We are here tonight to scout him because there are words out of his mouth I want to answer.”
Brooklyn, New York - WBA 'regular' welterweight champion Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KO’s) is realistic when it came to his assessment of his 2015 run. Thurman started off in March with a twelve round decision win over multi-division champion Robert Guerrero, and then returned in July to dominate Luis Collazo for a TKO win. Thurman was a significant favorite in both fights.
Reports that a deal has been reached for undefeated IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (35-0, 24 KOs) to defend against Diego Cháves (23-2-1, 19 KOs) would appear to be premature at this stage. A source with knowledge of the situation informed BoxingScene.com that negotiations are ongoing, but nothing has been signed yet.
According to sources in Argentina, tough contender Diego Chaves (23-2-1, 19KOs) is going to challenge IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (35-0, 24KOs) on October 24th in Sheffield, England. Chaves has been out of the ring since going to a twelve round draw against current WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley last December in Las Vegas. Prior to that, he was disqualified in the ninth round of a bout against Brandon Rios. Chaves was ahead in the scorecards at the time of the stoppage and some felt the disqualification was unjust.
Kell Brook believes he could be just one fight away from a long-awaited British battle with Amir Khan at Wembley. Britain’s two best welterweights could finally settle their rivalry next summer after Khan revealed he had held talks with Brook’s promoter Eddie Hearn about a blockbuster domestic showdown. After repeatedly calling out Khan, Brook has welcomed news of the negotiations and is confident the fight can replicate the success of Carl Froch-George Groves II, which drew a crowd of around 80,000 to the national stadium.