Kell Brook: record, next fight and profile →
It looked like a good fight going in. It wasn’t much of that. It looked like it was a 50-50 fight. It was…for about six rounds. That’s how long it took before Kell Brook, behind a long jab, more accurate punching, and using a wise variety of clinches frustrated and solved the pressure of Shawn Porter. It was a dominant second half. It was a new titlist at 147 lbs. Let’s go the report card.
Kell Brook has urged Amir Khan to accept a future fight as he wants to settle their feud with a knockout win. The Sheffield fighter expressed his desire to face Khan after ripping the IBF welterweight belt from Shawn Porter in America on Saturday night. His bitter rival watched the points win from the Sky Sports studio and appeared to agree to the challenge, insisting he would relish the British battle after a lengthy war of words. Eddie Hearn, Brook’s promoter, wants the pair to warm-up by fighting on the same night on December 6th, increasing public demand for a summer showdown in 2015.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport is willing to put IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (33-0, 22KOs) in the ring with the best opponents of the welterweight division. Brook, who won the IBF title last Saturday from Shawn Porter, is being positioned to return on December 6th in Sheffield. After the hometown defense, Hearn intends to pursue a fight between Brook and domestic rival Amir Khan (29-3, 19KOs).
The IBF have called for Ionut Dan Ion (also known as Jojo Dan) 33-2 (18 KOs) to face Leonard Bundu 31-0-2 (11 KOs) in a final eliminator to become the mandatory challenger to their new welterweight champion, Kell Brook. Dan is currently ranked number two by the sanctioning body and is on a four fight winning streak with his last loss coming by way of close decision against Selcuk Aydin in 2011. The Canada based Romanian picked up a career best win last November, claiming a split decision victory against previously unbeaten Kevin Bizier.
Shawn Porter’s debut as a headlining act on Showtime’s flagship boxing series—SHOWTIME® CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING—proved disastrous at every turn. The American welterweight suffered his first career loss, losing his alphabet title to England’s Kell Brook in their August 19 main event at StubHub Center in Carson, California. Adding insult to injury, interest surrounding the event was marginal, with the Showtime-televised tripleheader registering an average of 514,000 viewers over the course of the evening, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Kell Brook (33-0, 22KOs) is set to make the first defense of his IBF welterweight title on December 6th in his backyard of Sheffield. Brook captured the titles last Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, with a twelve round majority decision over previously undefeated Shawn Porter.
Collins stated that a Pacquiao-Brook fight “would be huge,” reacting to this writer’s remarks that “we’ve always wanted Pacquiao to fight in Britain against Ricky Hatton in the past and more recently Amir Khan because it will be a draw in attendance and on pay per view.” “I recall how the Brits mobbed Manny wherever he went when he was on tour prior to fighting Ricky (Hatton),” Collins said.
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (33-0, 22KOs) feels confident that he finally proved his worth to the critics who never saw him as a top level fighter. Last Saturday night, Brook captured his IBF title with a twelve round majority decision win over previously undefeated Shawn Porter (24-1-1, 15KOs) at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
IBF welterweight Kell Brook (33-0, 22KOs) is potentially going to become one of the most sought after opponents in the welterweight division. Brook finally arrived at the top level of his division on Saturday night in Carson, after winning a twelve round majority decision over undefeated Shawn Porter to capture the IBF belt.
Luis Sandoval catches up with newly crowned IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook to discuss his twelve round majority decision victory over previously undefeated Shawn Porter at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Brook talks about the tactics his used to get the win, what Porter attempted to do during the contest, the scorecards, a potential British super-fight with domestic rival Amir Khan and more.