Kell Brook: record, next fight and profile →
On September 10th, Kell Brook (36-1, 25KOs) surprised many with how competitive he was against Gennady Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs) before getting stopped in 5 rounds. Brook, who holds the IBF welterweight title, jumped up two weight classes to face the hard hitting GGG for the IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight belts.
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25KOs) believed he was taking the path to a major upset while his fight played out two weeks ago with IBO/IBF/WBA/WBC middleweight king Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs).
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25KOs) has yet to give up on his division. Brook will resume training to see if he's still capable of making the welterweight limit of 147-pounds.
IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (17-0, 17KOs) is the latest fighter to call for Gennady Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs) to take a risk by moving up by two weight divisions.
Oleg Hermann, manager of IBO/IBF/WBC/WBA middleweight world champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs) is pretty surprised with the widespread reports that claimed his fighter was sick in the days leading up to last Saturday's fight with IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25KOs).
Retired former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26KOs) believes IBO/WBA/WBC/IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs) should take a risk - by moving up in weight to take a dangerous fight - like his most recent opponent, IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25KOs).
For the moment, Kell Brook (36-1, 25KOs) is holding on to his IBF welterweight championship, according to the fighter's promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport.
Matchroom Sports head Eddie Hearn is agitated from the amount of trash talking being done in recent days by British middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. and his father/manager Chris Eubank Sr.
According to Abel Sanchez, head trainer of IBF/IBO/WBC/WBA middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs), they were never worried during last Saturday's fight with IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25KOs).
Former world champion Amir Khan (31-4, 19KOs) is planning to fight in UK on a date in January, in a tuneup fight, before heading targeting a far more lucrative opportunity in May.