Kell Brook: record, next fight and profile →
Promoter Eddie Hearn is holding out hope that Kell Brook will give boxing another shot. The Matchroom head formerly promoted Sheffield, England’s Brook, who retired last year not long after knocking out bitter rival Amir Khan in six rounds.
According to former world champion Amir Khan, he 'did not want to be there' during his last year's grudge match against Kell Brook. Back in February of 2022, Brook battered and stopped Khan in a one-sided fight. Khan would later announce his retirement from the sport.
Retired welterweight Amir Khan continues to maintain that his positive drug test last year was a complete accident. It was revealed earlier this year that Khan, the former junior welterweight titlist from Bolton, England, tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug. The test was administered immediately after his sixth-round knockout loss to
Middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. is looking ahead to several potential fights in the immediate future. Eubank is back on the map after Saturday's dominating stoppage of Liam Smith in their rematch in Manchester. The victory saved Eubank's career.
Florian Marku didn’t even need a minute to put an end to a contentious fight week. The unbeaten London-based Albanian prospect tore through Ireland’s Dylan Moran, who never had a chance to get untracked in a first-round stoppage defeat. A barrage of punches left Moran defenseless and forced referee Mark Lyson to call a halt just 0:54 into round one Saturday at AO Arena in Manchester, England.
Promoter Eddie Hearn is confident that he can land a major fight for his embattled charge, Conor Benn. Specifically, the head of Matchroom Boxing believes that former welterweight titlist Kell Brook, who retired last year, is a prime candidate to fight Benn, whose two positive tests for a banned substance last year have scandalized British boxing.
Former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew was highly critical of Daniel Dubois' recent performance against WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Last Saturday night in Poland, Dubois was knocked out in the ninth round of the fight.
Former welterweight champion Kell Brook believes rising top contender Jaron Ennis is potentially the fighter to overtake the scene at 147-pounds.
Former IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook has been away from the ring since February of 2022, when he battered and stopped career rival Amir Khan. As the months passed by, both fighters would eventually retire from the sport.
Plenty of Terence Crawford’s attributes are being praised ahead of his undisputed showdown against Errol Spence Jr. Who could blame them? Whether it’s his ability to snipe his opponents from the outside or the violent KOs he scores against literally all of his welterweight opposition, the 35-year-old has simply mastered the sport of boxing. With that said, his smooth switch-hitting capabilities have been accentuated as of late.