Kell Brook: record, next fight and profile →
MGM Grand Conference Center, Las Vegas - There were many reactions to the shocking outcome of the big fight on Saturday night. In a showdown for the WBC franchise, WBA, WBO, IBF lightweight titles, Teofimo Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs) put on a masterclass performance to win a twelve round unanimous decision over Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KOs).
The pound-for-pound king is set to reclaim his throne. WBO welterweight world champion Terence “Bud” Crawford will defend his title against former welterweight world champion Kell Brook in a special edition of Top Rank on ESPN Saturday, Nov. 14.
LAS VEGAS – The Terence Crawford-Kell Brook fight finally was announced Saturday night. Crawford and Brook agreed to terms last month for their 12-round welterweight title fight November 14, but it wasn’t made official until it was confirmed during ESPN’s broadcast of the Vasiliy Lomachenko-Teofimo Lopez lightweight title unification fight. The site of the Crawford-Brook card wasn’t announced during the broadcast, but it is expected to take place within the Top Rank/ESPN “Bubble” at MGM Grand Conference Center.
Former world champion Kell Brook is going solo for the November showdown with WBO welterweight king Terence Crawford, according to veteran trainer Dominic Ingle. Ingle, the longtime trainer of Brook, has revealed that he won't be training the twice-beaten boxer for his fight with Crawford, which is slated for November 14, in Las Vegas or Omaha.
Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford is one step closer to returning to Las Vegas. The undefeated pound-for-pound entrant and three-division titlist remains in preparation for a November 14 showdown with England’s Kell Brook. A motion to stage the event at an MGM Grand property was unanimously passed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission during its monthly agenda hearing on Wednesday.
Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford is set to make his way to the ring for the first—and only—time in 2020. The unbeaten three-division and reigning welterweight titlist has agreed on his side to terms for a voluntary title defense versus England’s Kell Brook, three sources with intimate knowledge of such discussions informed BoxingScene.com on Thursday. Minor details remain unresolved, though nothing that will hold up plans for the two to fight on November 14 at a venue to be determined.
Top Rank president Todd DuBoef, who promotes WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford, says his company is now at the advanced stage of the negotiations to finalize a fight with Kell Brook. The date being targeted is November 14, likely at the MGM Grand's Conference Center in Las Vegas.
According to former IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook, a deal is getting close to reality for a showdown with Terence Crawford, who holds the WBO world title at 147-pounds. The fight is being discussed for a date in November in Las Vegas.
The opponent who'll be tasked with testing Terence Crawford next could soon become known. Matchroom Boxing head Eddie Hearn has revealed that he’s aligning Kell Brook to face the three-division champion Crawford.
Former IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook has no problem getting ready for a fall showdown with any of the top names at 147-pounds - specifically Terence Crawford and Keith Thurman. In recent months, both Crawford and Thurman have mentioned Brook as a potential opponent in the near future.