By Scott Gilfoid: The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has reportedly ordered a fight between IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter (24-0-1, 15 KO’s) and #1 IBF Kell Brook (32-0, 22 KO’s), according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. Porter just finishing obliterating Paulie Malignaggi (33-6, 7 KO’s) in 4 rounds last Saturday night at the DC Armory in Washington, DC, and already he’s being ordered to face the untested Brook.
Porter has no problem taking the fight with Brook, because he feels like he matches up well against him and most of the other fighters in the welterweight division right now. Brook doesn’t have an inside game, and this fight could end rather quickly unless Brook takes a crash course in learning how to fight in close.
By Scott Gilfoid: No.1 WBO 147lb contender Kell Brook (32-0, 22 KO’s) saw IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter’s 4th round TKO win over Paulie Malignaggi last Saturday night. Brook says it was a good performance from Porter, but he thinks it’ll be a different story with him when he faces Porter. Malignaggi, 33, is clearly nearing the end of his career and not the fighter he once was. With the 27-year-old Brook, he’s still not yet cut his teeth on 1st tier opposition after 10 years as a pro.
By Daniel Hughes: Over here in the UK the Shawn Porter-Paulie Malignaggi fight drew a lot of media attention for several reasons. Malignaggi is very popular here, because his analytical boxing breakdown of fights as much as his technical skills admired. He’s a fantastic talker a big career ahead in the media world awaits. 
By Scott Gilfoid: After seeing how easily IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter (24-0-1, 15 KO’s) dispatched former two division world champion Paulie Malignaggi (33-6, 7 KO’s) last night in Porter’s 4th round TKO win at the DC Armory in Washington, DC., I think No.1 IBF Kell Brook (32-0, 22 KO’s) is going to have major problems trying to beat him. 
By Scott Gilfoid: #1 IBF contender Kell Brook (32-0, 22 KO’s) will likely need to make one of his rare trips outside of the UK to fight on foreign soil if he wants to get a chance at facing the winner of this Saturday’s match-up between IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter (23-0-1, 14 KO’s) and challenger Paulie Malignaggi (33-5, 7 KO’s) at the DC Armory, in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. 
By Scott Gilfoid: #7 WBC Tony Bellew (21-2-1, 13 KO’s) defeated Russian Valery Brudov (41-5, 28 KO’s) by a 12th round TKO on Saturday night at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, UK. Bellew caught a desperate Brudov with a left hook to the head in the 12th round to get the stoppage. Brudov was attempting to throw a left hook of his own at the same time, and he never saw the punching coming at him. Bellew also knocked Brudov down in the 2nd and the 6th rounds. 
By Michael Byrne: Shawn Porter has arranged a voluntary defence of his new IBF 147lb title with the biggest available name, Paulie Malignaggi, but the IBF have stated that the winner must fight mandatory challenger Kell Brook within 90 days. This is great news all round. Porter gets to fight another big name after springing onto the big stage with his upset victory over Devon Alexander. 
By Scott Gilfoid: #1 IBF Kell Brook (31-0, 21 KO’s) is facing yet another tune-up this Saturday night against Alvarado Robles (17-2, 15 KO’s) to get ready for a possible world title shot in the Summer against IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter. Brook must beat Alvarado to get to get his title shot against Porter. Brook has looked poor at times against some of the weak opposition that he’s been matched against, so you can’t really say for sure whether he can even beat a 2nd tier fighter like the little known Robles. 
By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport has finally found an opponent for #1 IBF, #7 WBO, #10 WBC welterweight contender Kell Brook (31-0, 21 KO’s) to fight on March 15th and instead of it being a well known 147 lb contender, Hearn has dug up someone named Alvaro Robles (17-2, 15 KO’s) from Mexico.