When Brook looks back at his career, this might be his most satisfying and proud moment, and revives some hope he can remain in big fights.įor Khan, however, a sixth professional defeat might be enough to convince him to retire. "They tried to get into my head," Brook said. He had the push and promoters behind him because he won an Olympic medal."īrook had to change gloves in the ring before the fight after a dispute about gloves and wraps, but Brook remained completely focused.
I knew from 18 years old I was a better fighter than him.
"Those are the fights I wanted to be involved in when I walked into a gym as a kid. "It was just a matter of time before I was getting him out of there," Brook said. Khan (34-6, 21 KOs), who was knocked out by Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in 2016 when he jumped two weight classes to fight for the world middleweight title, was stopped on his feet, but defeat had looked inevitable for a while. Khan got out-landed 79-34 in total punches (64-19 in power punches), and just could not handle Brook's power.Īfter at least six years of serious attempts to make this clash between two bitter rivals who live about 50 miles apart, but whose paths have repeatedly missed each other, Brook celebrated wildly with his team in the ring after the stoppage. MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - For years Kell Brook has insisted he has the beating of Amir Khan, and on Saturday he executed his game plan to perfection when he stopped his British rival in six rounds.īrook troubled Khan with his power from the start before overwhelming him amid a furious, one-sided attack at the start of the sixth round to prompt a stoppage in a nontitle catchweight bout (149 pounds) just above the welterweight limit at the AO Arena.īrook (40-4, 27 KOs), from Sheffield, who made three defenses of the IBF world welterweight title during a reign from 2014 to 2017, had Khan rocking in the first and fifth rounds, before relentless pressure in the sixth forced the stoppage. Kell Brook defeats Amir Khan in six rounds in nontitle catchweight bout at AO Arena
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Khan said he had no idea how the drug entered his system and that the amounts were so small it could have been contamination via hand shaking.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
So, I don’t think that he was on drugs in that fight, I don’t believe it, I believe what he is saying.” You could see in his performance, it didn’t help him out in any way, did it? He got beat up in there. “You would not get any benefit from taking that drug on fight night. It makes me believe his explanation, he’s obviously picked something up at the last minute.” Me and him got tested many, many, many times for that fight and he passed all them, he failed on fight night. “L ooking back now, and reading about the drug that he was on, it’s a drug that you get the benefits from, months and months out from the fight. Despite responding angrily to the news – mostly about being kept in the dark but also at the failed test itself and what he branded ‘disgusting’ actions on the part of Khan – ‘Special K’ has reflected on the situation and told Boxing Social via freebets that he now believes his old foe did not intentionally cheat.
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