Kell Brook: record, next fight and profile →
Kell Brook’s supporters assured Errol Spence Jr. that he’s not ready for this. They reminded the undefeated welterweight contender that Brook by far is the top opponent of his four-year pro career, unlike anyone Spence has faced to date. Spence (21-0, 18 KOs) and his trainer, Derrick James, are undeterred with his first world title fight just a day away.
Later tonight, Kell Brook will make a mandatory defense of his IBF welterweight championship against mandatory challenger Errol Spence at Bramall Lane in Sheffield. Brook (36-1, 25 KOs), returns for the first time since losing the first fight of his pro career, when he was stopped in five rounds by IBF, WBA, WBO, IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin last September at the O2 Arena in London.
By Andreas Hale - Ever since he made his professional debut in 2012 after failing to medal at the London Olympic games, expectations have been sky high for “The Truth.” Actually, scratch that. The day that Errol Spence became a big deal was when he allegedly dropped Adrien Broner during a sparring session in 2014. It was the dirty little secret that Broner didn’t want to get out there...
Kell Brook revealed he defied his team’s wishes to return to welterweight and accept the challenge of facing unbeaten American Errol Spence Jr for a world title. Eight months on from stepping up two classes for a loss to Gennady Golovkin at middleweight, Brook has lost those 13 pounds to get back to the division where he owns the IBF World Welterweight belt that he will defend against Spence at Sheffield’s Bramall Lane on Saturday.
Now that Errol Spence Jr. and Kell Brook have made weight for their 147-pound title fight Saturday night in Sheffield, England, Spence says it’s now time to be about it, not talk about it. The three-month buildup toward one of the most anticipated fights of 2017 is over. For Spence, it’s time to justify all the praise with which he has been showered over the past couple years.
Following the tragic events on Monday night in Manchester, organisers are doing everything possible to ensure Saturday’s world championship boxing event at Bramall Lane is a safe and enjoyable spectacular for all. Sheffield’s Kell Brook defends his IBF World Welterweight title against American Errol Spence Jr. on a huge night of action in the Steel City, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Brook, Spence Weights Photo Gallery - The 31-year-old Brook weighed in at 146½ pounds on the British Boxing Board of Control scale at Sheffield City Hall, just under the welterweight limit. The 27-year-old Spence came in at 146¼ pounds. Neither fighter can add more than 10 pounds over the welterweight limit (157 pounds) before the IBF’s second-day weigh-in Saturday morning.
The hard part, especially for Kell Brook, is over. Brook and Errol Spence Jr. both made weight Friday afternoon in Sheffield, England, for their IBF welterweight title fight Saturday night at Bramall Lane. The 31-year-old Brook weighed in at 146½ pounds on the British Boxing Board of Control scale at Sheffield City Hall, just under the welterweight limit. The 27-year-old Spence came in at 146¼ pounds. Neither fighter can add more than 10 pounds over the welterweight limit (157 pounds) before the IBF’s second-day weigh-in Saturday morning.
Kell Brook hopes to realise his uncle's prophecy this weekend and successfully defend his world title at Sheffield United's Bramall Lane. The 31-year-old Blades fan has been a frequent visitor to the venue for his IBF World Welterweight title defence against undefeated American Errol Spence Jr, recalling childhood memories of when he was considerably lighter and able to be tossed into the air in celebration after the hosts scored.
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) believes that a victory over Errol Spence (21-0, 18 KOs) would make him the number one welterweight in the division - raising him above the other champions Keith Thurman and Manny Pacquiao. Brook will make his mandatory defense against Spence on Saturday night at Bramall Lane in Sheffield.