Kell Brook Wins IBF Welterweight Title; Calls Out Amir Khan
Roxel Gestiada | | Aug 18, 2014 05:33 AM EDT |
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Unbeaten British fighter Kell Brook recorded his 33rd-straight win, getting a majority decision against IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter who remained unbeaten coming into the fight.
But gaining a title and stopping Porter's winning streak were the least of Brook's concerns that night.
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After winning his first world title, Brook, 28, called out fellow British fighter Amir Khan in a grudge match.
These two men have been in a verbal war for the last several months with Eddie Hearn, Brook's promoter, offering Khan a total of $8 million to face his guy in the ring.
Brook has been challenging the former Olympic and world champion throughout his career, but Khan kept on shrugging it off saying that Brook has yet to prove anything.
Now that he has a belt to his name, Brook is pinning his hopes that Khan would recognize his challenge.
"The fact is, he is going to get it," Brook said about Khan in an interview on Sky Sports. "I know he's back there in the studio watching; listen, you're getting it next boy. I am the champion of the world.
Khan is scheduled to face Devon Alexander in December. He failed to land a lucrative fight against pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. The Mayweather sweepstakes was then won by Marcos Maidana.
The Bolton boxer quickly stepped up the plate after giving his analysis on Brook's win. Khan stated that a fight against the new champion will be massive and the fight will be a potential rival for the Groves-Froch showdown at the Wembley stadium earlier this year.
The Brook-Khan collision would likely be held in an outdoor arena. Eddie Hearn proposed the Bramall Lane citing it as the home of Brook's favorite football team, Sheffield United.
TagsBoxing, Kell Brook, Amir Khan, Shawn Porter, IBF, eddie hearn
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