Kell Brook: record, next fight and profile →
According to Amir Khan, his longtime career rival, Kell Brook, was always a fighter who was too much talk and not enough action. The two former world champions will collide on February 19th at Manchester's AO Arena.
Amir Khan believes that next week he will finally finish off his domestic rival, Kell Brook, when they collide in a battle of former world champions. Their long-awaited grudge match takes place on February 19 in Manchester.
One thing is certain for Amir Khan: If he loses to his bitter rival Kell Brook next month, it won’t be because he lacked the wherewithal to adhere to certain spartan habits.
Kell Brook wants to make it clear he has no animosity for his longtime promoter Edie Hearn. The former welterweight titleholder from Sheffield, England accomplished many of his biggest feats in the ring under Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing banner, including his title win on the road against Shawn Porter in Carson, California in 2014. But Brook has been a free agent in the past several years; he negotiated the Terence Crawford bout in 2020 on his own, which did not go down well with Hearn.
Kell Brook is not worried about Amir Khan's decision to hire a new head trainer. Khan has been inactive since July 2019, but he returns to the ring to face fellow former world champion Kell Brook in a grudge match at Manchester Arena on February 19.
The long-simmering rivalry between British superstars Amir Khan and Kell Brook will finally come to a head in a 149-pound catchweight battle Saturday, Feb. 19, at AO Arena in Manchester, England. Roughly 20,000 fans will be in attendance for this British super fight for the ages, which sold out in 10 minutes when tickets went on sale in December
Amir Khan does not see any way that Kell Brook will be able to topple him in the ring. The two former world champions will collide in an all-British grudge match at AO Arena in Manchester on February 19, live on Sky Sports Box Office and ESPN+.
Kell Brook has confirmed that there is 'rematch clause' in the bout agreement for the upcoming domestic grudge match with Amir Khan. Brook and Khan will collide in a battle of former world champions on February 19 in Manchester.
Amir Khan says he is not ruling out a future showdown with Conor Benn, but insists he is currently on a different path. Khan is training in Colorado as he prepares for his long-awaited grudge fight against Kell Brook in Manchester on February 19.
In a past interview, Amir Khan explained that his upcoming fight with Kell Brook would likely be his last. But, the Bolton boxer is now going back on that statement - and he's opened the door for more fights in the future.