‘Good chance of Khan-Brook bout happening’

Both boxers enthusiastic to fight each other, reveals Brook's promoter

LONDON: British boxing stars Kell Brook and Amir Khan “are in talks” to fight each other in May 2017, according to International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight world champion Brook's promoter Eddie Hearn.

Both pugilists experienced chastening defeats when they stepped up a weight division to middleweight — Brook's bout with the outstanding Kazakh Gennady Golovkin being halted in the fifth round and Khan going one round further with Mexican Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez.

Khan and Brook, both of whom are 30-years-old, said they would not make that mistake again and reverted to welterweight — though it is not known whether Brook's world title would be at stake.



"There's a good chance of it [the bout] happening," Hearn told the BBC.  "Amir wants it to happen and so does Kell. We want to put a good fight for the fans. Kell has proven himself. He beat Shawn Porter and had a good fight with Golovkin. The time is right.”

Certainly both fighters suggested they were enthusiastic to fight each other — Hearn suggested it could take place in Manchester in 'Manchester Arena or Old Trafford' — judging by their tweets on Wednesday.

The 1st man to smash kell brooks face @GGGBoxing, standing with him is the next guy to smash Kelly brooks face! #ReadyWhenYouAre pic.twitter.com/ZBHA6JVS1o

— Amir Khan (@amirkingkhan) December 14, 2016

Brook responded in kind.

Glad you've woken up from your last KO, I believe our teams are talking I look forward to sending you back to sleep #QueenKardashion💤💤💤

— Kell Brook (@SpecialKBrook) December 14, 2016