Kell Brook: record, next fight and profile →
A deal is nearly complete for IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook to make a mandatory defense against Errol Spence on May 27 from Bramall Lane in Sheffield. According to Sportmail, the Sheffield Council is expected to grant a license for the bout in the next week.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport, who handle IBF welterweight world champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs), does not expect a fight with Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) in the near future or possibly ever.
New York - Welterweight Shawn Porter (26-2-1, 16 KO’s) is already training hard for his upcoming WBC final welterweight world title eliminator with Andre Berto (31-4, 23 KO’s), and the two former welterweight champions will collide at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on April 22nd. The fight will be televised by Showtime.
It's been a strong 2017 for Showtime Sports in regards to their boxing franchise. They have featured an attractive slate of fights which have produced solid ratings for the network. And they are continuing to add more fights to their upcoming schedule for the spring.
Last Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) won a twelve round split decision over Danny Garcia to unify the WBC, WBA welterweight titles. One of the next targets on Thurman's list is the IBF welterweight title, which is currently held by Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs). In late May, Brook is going to make a mandatory defense against Errol Spence (21-0, 18 KOs) in Sheffield.
New York - This past weekend the welterweight division and its path for clarity as to which fighter is the best in the division became a bit clearer when Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KO’s) won a split decision against Danny Garcia (33-1, 19 KO’s) and unified the WBA and WBC world titles.
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) is very confident that he will retain his belt when he finally steps in the ring with mandatory challenger Errol Spence (21-0, 18 KOs). The fight is being targeted for May 27 or June 3 in the champion's hometown of Sheffield.
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has not had a knockout win since 2009, when he stopped Miguel Cotto in the twelfth round of their bout which took place at a catch-weight of 145-pounds. IBF champion Kell Brook expects Pacquiao to end his KO drought in May, if the Filipino superstar trades punches in the ring with former sparring partner Amir Khan.
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) is not looking to leave the 147 ranks any time soon. Brook already has a mandatory defense on schedule against Errol Spence (21-0, 18 KOs), which is being targeted for Sheffield United's Bramall Lane on May 27.
NEW YORK – Keith Thurman against the Kell Brook-Errol Spence Jr. winner is one of the fights fans will want to see most later this year. Thurman indicated after his split-decision defeat of Danny Garcia on Saturday night at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center that he wants that fight, too. The WBA/WBC world welterweight champion just doesn’t know when would be a realistic time to expect that unification fight to take place.