Kell Brook: record, next fight and profile →
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) is bound to make a mandatory defense against Errol Spence (21-0, 18 KOs), but openly admits that a domestic showdown with Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) is his top priority for this year.
New York - The next move for Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KO’s) will depend on weight, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sports. Brook is coming off a stoppage loss to Gennady Golovkin (36-0, 33 KO’s), which saw the Sheffield boxer move up from 147 pounds to 160 pounds.
As previously reported, IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) is likely going to make a mandatory defense against unbeaten Olympian Errol Spence (21-0, 18 KOs) on a May date in the UK.
If Amir Khan intends to reach an agreement with his domestic rival Kell Brook - he will need to do so in a hurry, because time is running out. Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) was mandated long ago to make a mandatory defense of his IBF welterweight title against undefeated Errol Spence.
According to promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport, IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) could be next in line to face Manny Pacquiao after the Filipino superstar has fought Jeff Horn in April.
Former welterweight champion Shawn Porter would like to get revenge on Kell Brook, who holds the IBF world title. In 2014, Brook traveled over to Los Angeles and won a very closer twelve round decision over Porter to capture the IBF belt. Because of injuries, Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) has only made three defenses since their contest.
British star Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) believes his domestic rival, IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs), is worried that a loss to mandatory challenger Errol Spence (21-0, 18 KOs) will kill their potential fight.
WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew believes Kell Brook and Amir Khan should bypass any planned interim fights to face each other in a major showdown on UK soil.
British star Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) will lose all respect for his domestic rival, IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs), if he avoids his mandatory challenger Errol Spence (21-0, 18 KOs).
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport is hoping to seal the deal on a welterweight grudge fight between Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) and IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs).