It was the third defeat of Brook's career after previous stoppages against Errol Spence and Gennady Golovkin. Can anyone at super middleweight beat Canelo Alvarez? But the 31-year-old has now revealed just how much mental torment he has gone through in the past year, as he opened up about those two losses in a heartbreaking interview with the Guardian. His three victories at 154lb had often been lacklustre against mediocre opposition. Kell won by points (PTS). Brook, 34, had been on top on two of the judges scorecards when pound-for-pound king Crawford unleashed a fight-ending barrage of blows in the fourth round. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. "I was trying to find my rhythm in between getting my distance together. Terence Crawford and Kell Brook go it for Bud’s WBO welterweight title on November 14, 2020. Pound-for-pound rankings: Did Canelo Alvarez's win over Avni Yildirim earn him the top spot? This is what true champions do. 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The Briton was then counted out on one knee by referee Howard Foster after 1 minute, 47 seconds into the 11th round. But Brook, 31, who won the title from American Shawn Porter three years ago, broke through Spence's guard on a few occasions with right hands. Brook raised eyebrows in 2016 when he stepped up to middleweight to face Gennady Golovkin before moving back down to welterweight a year after to fight Errol Spence Jr. 5. Once again, an eye injury became a decisive factor for Brook. Real or not: Did Ryan Garcia, Jamel Herring and Vasiliy Lomachenko get matched up correctly? 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The champion looked in trouble briefly but showed great fighting spirit and powers of recovery to then go on the attack later in a thunderous round. See full fight review, online videos and photos. This past Saturday night, Brook challenged Crawford for the WBO Welterweight Championship. For other inquiries, Contact Us. When Brook chose to go down for the second time, it was without taking a punch, with his left eye swollen shut. The journey that came before had been far from easy. KELL BROOK will attempt the impossible once again by challenging unbeaten Terence Crawford. What's next for welterweight titlist Errol Spence Jr.. There were no excuses to be put on the table. In his 41-bout boxing career, Kell Brook had only tasted the sour taste of defeat twice. Brook won by unanimous decision (UD). His only two losses were knockout defeats to Erroll Spence and Gennady Golovkin in consecutive fights. Brook was finished on his feet by his 33-year-old opponent. But he's one of the best kids I've been in with, if not the best.". Despite suffering broken eye sockets in BOTH previous losses, Brook said the manner of his latest failure in Las Vegas was unique. In front of 27,000 fans in attendance, Brook lost his IBF welterweight title after being stopped in round 11. A first loss. Golovkin and Errol Spence Jr losses 'hard to take' says Kell Brook, still wants Amir Khan clash. Kell Brook had an excellent career going for him when he had a record of 34-0. Real or Not: Canelo Alvarez can achieve his goal; Teofimo Lopez to fight again for Top Rank? January 22nd, 2021 - Comments Closed. George Groves fight Fedor Chudinov for a world title for the fourth time, while Dave Allen, Jamie Cox and Olympian Anthony Fowler are also on the bill. Heavies beware: Youngsters are punching their way through, Efe Ajagba scores must-see thunderous KO; Jared Anderson extends his KO streak, Don't let the name fool you: Joe Smith isn't an ordinary boxer, They're back? As of August 2020, he is ranked as the world’s third best active light-middleweight by Bo… Having faced 3 losses against Gennady Golovkin, Errol Spence Jr., and Terence Crawford, these were Brook’s grandest events. Commenting is currently disabled on this article. Brook landed his best punches of the fight in the eighth round as he began to find the openings he had been waiting for. Teofimo Lopez-Top Rank relationship at risk; can it get fixed? Ryan Garcia or Vergil Ortiz: Who is Golden Boy's best young fighter? Brook by KO/TKO/DQ: +1400 Brook by decision: +1400. A fascinating fight ebbed and flowed one way and then the other, with Spence's speed evident when he landed a right to the jaw. A 18-year-old Brook made his professional debut on September 17, 2004 against Peter Buckley. Brook's left eye was almost swollen shut when he sank to a knee in the 10th after being caught by a body shot and then a left and right to the jaw while on the ropes. View our online Press Pack. Brook had two defeats coming in, both stoppages, in competitive fights against Errol Spence and Gennady Golovkin. Ranking the returns of boxing's old guard. But it was Brook's last stand. Vergil Ortiz showed he's a player at 147, but is he ready for Terence Crawford? Kell Brook is 39-2 as a professional, and boasts 27 stoppage victories. On September 10, 2016 Brook lost by technical knockout (TKO) to Gennady Golovkin. By Greg Noble: Amir Khan and Kell Brook are both coming off TKO losses to one of the world’s top tier fighters in … Kell Brook: +900. Becoming a champion. At regional level he held the British welterweight title from 2008 to 2010. The Sheffield star had not looked the same fighter since his back-to-back losses to Spence and Gennady Golovkin. BRITISH boxer Kell Brook admitted 'nobody has ever done that to me' after he was KO'd by Terence Crawford. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Brook was a bit predictable at times, perhaps wary of Spence's quick return fire, but he got through with a counter right in the sixth. It should be an exciting contest for the first few rounds, but I expect Crawford to do what he does best and prove his quality from there on with sublime boxing fundamentals. Kell Brook vs Michael Zerafa on December 8, 2018. Total fights: 40; Wins: 38; Wins by KO: 26; Losses: 2; Losses by KO: 2; Draws: 0; Kell «Special K» Brook Highlights He sank to his knee again in the 11th, pawing his left eye without Spence throwing a punch. BRITISH boxer Kell Brook admitted 'nobody has ever done that to me' after he was KO'd by Terence Crawford. I was bang on the limit. November 16th, 2020 - Comments Closed. I couldn’t get my shots off. He came and he tried to take my title. 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"The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. The Briton won Shawn Porter. He's also a strong fighter who can punch.". Brook brought with him a three-fight winning streak and was looking to become the first man to defeat Crawford as a … Regardless of the injury, Brook -- known as Special K -- could not produce the memorable and extraordinary performance in a fourth title defence needed to resist the rising talent of Spence. Whyte gets revenge as Povetkin's corner throws in the towel. 1, Real or Not: Fury-Joshua in consecutive fights? Trilogy fights ahead for Estrada, 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez? How Jamel Herring is using childhood challenges as source of inspiration, Oscar De La Hoya needs to promote his rising stars, not steal their thunder. By Charles Brun: Kell Brook’s former trainer Dominic Ingle … Brook raised eyebrows in 2016 when he stepped up to middleweight to face Gennady Golovkin before moving back down to welterweight a year after to fight Errol Spence Jr. 5. Kell Brook (Born 3rd May 1986) is an active professional boxer from United Kingdom with a record of 39 Wins, 3 Losses, 0 Draws Brook underwent surgery on his right eye socket after defeat by Gennady Golovkin in September 2016, and his left eye socket when he lost his world title to Errol Spence Jr in May 2017. Spence took the initiative early with single jabs, and it was soon apparent that his speed would cause Brook problems. The Sheffield boxer has now suffered three losses in 42 fights, having been defeated by Kazakhstan's Gennady Golovkin in 2016 and American Errol Spence Jr the following year. Brook's unbeaten run came to an end at the hands of Gennady Golovkin in 2016. Crawford by KO/TKO/DQ: -225 Crawford by decision: +225. He's a tricky fighter and awkward. Brook stayed on one knee as he was being counted out, and trainer Dominic Ingle was already waving for the fight to be stopped. Porter’s world title was now the property of Kell Brook and his undefeated record gone. Heading into Saturday's fight against Kell Brook, the only knock on Terence Crawford was that he hadn't faced the upper crust of the welterweight division. He caught me in the 11th and the double vision just stuck. After his latest defeat against ‘Bud’, Kell Brook has accepted the loss and has also hinted at retirement. "Maybe I could’ve been a bit more relaxed and loose and let the shots go.”. "I give myself a B-minus," Spence told Sky Sports after his victory. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Brook said Crawford had served him punishment like nobody else, Terrance Crawford knocks out Kell Brook with vicious combination punching, Brook, 34, had been on top on two of the judges scorecards, Crawford returned from a year out of the ring in some style, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Spence arrived in the U.K. with heavy expectations, and he more than lived up to the hype by forcing two knockdowns to disappoint a partisan 27,000-strong crowd at Sheffield's Bramall Lane. "He's a true champion, and I wanted to fight him. He held the IBF welterweight title from 2014 to 2017, and has challenged once for the unified WBC, IBF, and IBO middleweight titles in 2016 and has challenged for the WBO welterweight title in 2020. SHEFFIELD -- Kell Brook surrendered his IBF welterweight title to Errol Spence Jr. after the American produced an impressive performance to claim his first world title Saturday. Amir Khan is surprised Kell Brook is coming back from the second of two successive heavy defeats. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Errol Spence defeated Kell Brook in the 11th round to claim the IBF world welterweight title. Richard Sellers/PA Images/Getty Images KELL BROOK will attempt the impossible once again by challenging unbeaten Terence Crawford. Brook in an interview with ESPN, claimed that he suffered a long bout of depression following his IBF title loss to Errol Spence, so much so he considered walking away from Boxing. … "He made the weight. In both of those losses, Brook suffered fractured orbital bones. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Professional boxing record. The last fight of Kell Brook took place on December 8, 2018 against Michael Zerafa. After the fight, the Sheffield star said: "Never in my career, nobody has ever done that to me in sparring or anything. BRITISH boxer Kell Brook admitted ‘nobody has ever done that to me’ after he was KO’d by Terence Crawford. Spence, 27, of DeSoto, Texas, appeared relaxed before the fight, while Brook, born and raised in Sheffield, looked a little tense. Kell Brook isn’t ruling out retirement following his TKO defeat at the hands of Terence Crawford. "I got caught in the seventh round in the left eye," said Brook, who suffered a broken right eye socket in a fifth-round loss to Gennady Golovkin in September. Could we see Shields-McCaskill? Kell Brook is a British professional boxer. "I was a little bit off with my offence and defence, but I give Kell a lot of credit. He came off of three wins. Dom Ingle reacts to Kell Brook loss to Terence Crawford. You go anywhere to fight. 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Spence (22-0, 19 KOs), a 2012 Olympian, was a big step up from those previous challengers after stopping 18 of his 21 professional opponents to become mandatory challenger for Brook (36-2, 25 KOs). Canelo makes quick work of Yildirim with third-round TKO. On August 16, 2014 Brook became the IBF welterweight champion. Brook needed surgery on a fractured left eye socket suffered in … He was in shape. It was Brook's first fight at welterweight since 2017 and ultimately he came up short. "It was like the Golovkin fight, although not quite as bad. brook reveals psychological impact of defeats Since losing to Spence in May 2017, Brook has taken nearly a year out of the sport as he recovers from that setback. After his 37th career win, Crawford said: "I was trying to gauge the distance. "It was one of them… I got caught with a shot I didn’t see. Following two consecutive losses, Kell Brook looks to bounce back this weekend as he returns to the ring. Once again, an eye injury became a decisive factor for Brook. I'm gutted that, in front of my home fans, I've lost my belt. BRITISH boxer Kell Brook admitted 'nobody has ever done that to me' after he was KO'd by Terence Crawford. "Kell is a tremendous talent. But Spence responded with a greater volume of punches, including a left and a right flush to the temple in Round 9. That’s why it was so competitive at first. No venue has been named, at the time of writing. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Fighters Kell Brook vs. Mark DeLuca: fight summary, results and highlights. Brook, 34, had been on top on two of the judges scorecards when pound-for-pound king Crawford unleashed a fight-ending barrage of blows in the fourth round. In the biggest fight of the week, Kell Brook defends his IBF World Welterweight title against unbeaten American Errol Spence Jr, at Sheffield United's Bramall Lane. 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