Kell Brook vs Zerafa Kell Brooks Sky Sports 8/12/18

[Master]

Kell Brook says he wants a rematch with Errol Spence Jr after “knocking out Amir Khan”, but first he must take on Michael Zerafa.

Doubts continue over whether Brook and Khan will ever meet in a domestic super fight despite being stablemates in Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom team.

However, Brook has not given up hope of taking on his British rival.

Ahead of his bout against Australia’s Zerafa in Sheffield on Saturday, Brook said: “We hope that the Khan fight is next and after I’ve knocked him out I want a rematch against the IBF champion Errol Spence Jr. There are other huge fights out there for me at welterweight.”

Brook, who is also eyeing a rematch with WBC champion Shawn Porter, won the IBF title from him in 2014 before losing it to Spence Jr three years later. Khan is said to be close to finalising a clash with WBO champion Terence Crawford in the United States in March.

Date, UK start time and venue

Brook vs Zerafa takes place at FlyDSA Arena in Sheffield. The ring walk and main event is likely to be around 10pm.

Undercard
Kell Brook vs Michael Zerafa
Jono Carroll vs Guillaume Frenois
Josh Kelly vs David Avanesyan
Anthony Fowler vs TBA
Kid Galahad vs Brayan Mairena
Anthony Tomlinson vs Innocent Anyanwu
Terri Harper vs Feriche Mashauri
Qias Ashfaq vs Jay Carney
Callum Hancock vs Ivan Nikolov
Shakiel Thompson vs Konstantin Alexandrov

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/kel...132900555.html

[Master]

WHO NEXT? Kell Brook set to become mandatory for dangerous, unbeaten champion Jarrett Hurd with win this weekend

The Brit faces a straightforward task against Michael Zerafa on Saturday, but will then be in line to take on a monster

Kell Brook fights Australia’s Michael Zerafa on Saturday night in Sheffield, with a tougher foe potentially just around the corner.

This weekend’s bout has now been upgraded to a WBA super-welterweight final eliminator, meaning the winner will become mandatory challenger for unified WBA and IBF world champion Jarrett Hurd.



The dangerous, 23-0 American is renowned for his relatively gargantuan size in the context of the super-welterweight division. This is because he has previously blown up to over 190lbs between fights before then getting back down to the 154lbs limit.

Standing at 6’ 1”, Hurd outsizes all of his opponents at super-welterweight by far. Brook meanwhile has only just moved up from the weight class below.

However, there is no guarantee that Kell Brook vs Jarrett Hurd is the next bout for both men.



While the potential mandatory brings the fight closer, it is no assurance that it will happen as the Brit may look to head in another direction or the American may be given time to have another optional fight beforehand.

Brook is clearly still targeting a bout with long-time rival Amir Khan at present, however Khan is now looking in the direction of Terence Crawford instead, meaning the Sheffield man might move back down to welterweight in search of another big name.

It is rumoured Hurd is planning a title defence early next year, before then taking on WBC champion Jermell Charlo with the aim of collecting another belt.

Before any of this, Kell Brook must first overcome Michael Zerafa in what is expected to be a comfortable victory for the Brit.

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/4...-jarrett-hurd/

[Primo Carnera]

WHO NEXT? Kell Brook set to become mandatory for dangerous, unbeaten champion Jarrett Hurd with win this weekend

The Brit faces a straightforward task against Michael Zerafa on Saturday, but will then be in line to take on a monster

Kell Brook fights Australia’s Michael Zerafa on Saturday night in Sheffield, with a tougher foe potentially just around the corner.

This weekend’s bout has now been upgraded to a WBA super-welterweight final eliminator, meaning the winner will become mandatory challenger for unified WBA and IBF world champion Jarrett Hurd.



The dangerous, 23-0 American is renowned for his relatively gargantuan size in the context of the super-welterweight division. This is because he has previously blown up to over 190lbs between fights before then getting back down to the 154lbs limit.

Standing at 6’ 1”, Hurd outsizes all of his opponents at super-welterweight by far. Brook meanwhile has only just moved up from the weight class below.

However, there is no guarantee that Kell Brook vs Jarrett Hurd is the next bout for both men.



While the potential mandatory brings the fight closer, it is no assurance that it will happen as the Brit may look to head in another direction or the American may be given time to have another optional fight beforehand.

Brook is clearly still targeting a bout with long-time rival Amir Khan at present, however Khan is now looking in the direction of Terence Crawford instead, meaning the Sheffield man might move back down to welterweight in search of another big name.

It is rumoured Hurd is planning a title defence early next year, before then taking on WBC champion Jermell Charlo with the aim of collecting another belt.

Before any of this, Kell Brook must first overcome Michael Zerafa in what is expected to be a comfortable victory for the Brit.

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/4...-jarrett-hurd/

I see Josh Kelly has had to pull out of his fight through illness. It’s a shame, because it’s the only thing on the card I was looking forward to ,including the headline fight.

[Batman]

[Batman]

The White Rhino is at ringside sitting next Eddie Hearn

[Batman]

Just watched an interview with Hearn, he said that he won't be happy if Khan takes the Crawford fight, he said that the Brook fight won't be here forever and if Khan is confident that he can win then he should take the Brook fight and then he will get more money from Crawford (if he wins)

oh and by the way, Anna is looking rather lovely again tonight

[Batman]

First fight is two bints, I'm gunna read my book for a bit

[Primo Carnera]

Just watched an interview with Hearn, he said that he won't be happy if Khan takes the Crawford fight, he said that the Brook fight won't be here forever and if Khan is confident that he can win then he should take the Brook fight and then he will get more money from Crawford (if he wins)

oh and by the way, Anna is looking rather lovely again tonight

Recording it (Missus watching Strictly.) but it’s easy forHearn to say that , but Khan has got an alibi here. Fight a meaningless fight with Brook for Money only , or fight one of the best in the World for a title?
Khan is a knobhead, but he can justify this.