Khan: I won’t be surprised if Senchenko beats Kell Brook

brook333By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan (28-3, 19 KO’s) may not be ranked as highly as #1 IBF Kell Brook (30-0, 20 KO’s), but he still says he has no plans on fighting him until he captures a world title. Khan also thinks Brook might lose to former WBA welterweight champion Vyacheslav Senchenko (33-1, 22 KO’s) in their fight on October 26th at the Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

We could see a situation where Khan ignores Brook if Khan gets past IBF welterweight champion in their proposed fight on December 7th. Khan would then bypass Brook and face Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a mega fight. I doubt Khan would lose any sleep over the International Boxing Federation threatening to strip him of his newly acquired IBF title.

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Kell Brook on a learning curve towards World Level

brook11By By Craig Hilton: Fans were recently treated to another stellar Kell Brook display as he triumphed in an emphatic Technical Knock Out victory over his bogey man, Carson Jones. It was a more measured performance from Brook as he varied the number and power of the punches in his combinations.

This fight was scheduled – in what appeared to be a relatively small ring – for ten rounds as opposed to the standard distance of twelve. These conditions were advantageous to Brook as he had struggled in the latter stages of their first twelve-round see-saw battle. Jones soaked up the early pressure and launched his attacks with greater frequency at the half-way mark. However, the weight issue appeared to aid Brook’s strength as he overcame Jones with some thudding shots and eventually stopped his man in round eight.

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Kell Brook expects a sellout crowd for Senchenko fight on October 26th

brook2By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Eddie Hearn promised a big name opponent for Kell Brook’s next fight and he’s found Vyacheslav Senchenko (33-1, 22 KO’s) for Brook to fight on October 26th at the Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Brook expects his loyal British fans to fill the Motorpoint Arena to the brim with the big name that Hearn has found for him.

Brook said to Sky Sports “I really get up for it when I box in Sheffield. It’ll be packed to the rafters and they are really passionate fans so I can’t wait to be back in my Arena, in a big fight that will take me closer to a world title shot.”

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Kell Brook has his big name [Vyacheslav Senchenko] for October 26th

senchenko3By Scott Gilfoid: Well, Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn wasn’t kidding around when he said he was going to get a big name for his fighter unbeaten welterweight contender Kell Brook (30-0, 20 KO’s) to fight. Hearn has found Vyacheslav Senchenko (32-1, 22 KO’s) for Brook to fight on October 26th at the Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

If Hearn is talking about a big name in terms of letters then Senchenko is definitely the man. I can’t think of too many fighters at welterweight with a bigger name than that. This is not a big name as far as talent goes, but then again I never thought for a second that Hearn would find a big name for Brook to fight, so this is classic for Brook and Hearn.

Why would they all of a sudden break the pattern weak opponents for Brook? Brook hasn’t been with Hearn for very long, but in the time he’s been with him we’ve seen Brook matched against Matthew Hatton, Carson Jones [twice], and Hector Saldivia. Now we’re about to see Brook matched against Senchenko. I’m not quite sure why Hearn is matching Brook against weak opposition, but it makes it hard to see him as a serious contender with such a weak resume. Why doesn’t Hearn match Brook against Marcos Maidana or Diego Chaves?

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Kell Brook to face Vyacheslav Senchenko in October

senchenko21By Scott Gilfoid: #1 IBF, Kell Brook (30-0, 20 KO’s) will reportedly be facing former WBA World welterweight champion Vyacheslav Senchenko (33-1, 22 KO’s) in his next fight, according to Boxing News. I hope this is wrong, because I honestly don’t consider the 36-year-old Senchenko as a big name or even close to being a big name.

Senchenko was BADLY exposed last year in April in getting stopped in the 9th round by the feather-fisted Paulie Malignaggi. I don’t care that Senchenko beat a rusty, WAY past his best Ricky Hatton in his last fight in November of last year. I still see Senchenko, #11 WBA, #12 IBF, #13 WBC, as not being a big name at 147. He’s a fringe contender and that’s it.

Why is it that we keep hearing that Brook will be fighting a big name fight after fight and instead we see him fighting guys like Matthew Hatton, Hector Saldivia, and Carson Jones?

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Kell Brook: Announcement on my next fight very soon!

brook23By Scott Gilfoid: #1 IBF 147 lb. contender Kell Brook (30-0, 20 KO’s) says there will be announcement about his next fight soon by his promoter Eddie Hearn.

Brook is supposed to be fighting a big name, but it doesn’t look like it’s going to be a real big name because Marcos Maidana is still looking to get a fight against Adrien Broner.

That tells me that he’s not in the running for Brook’s next fight, and it’s not likely that Hearn would ever put Brook in with a puncher like Keith Thurman. If you take away those two guys from the running for the fight, you’re looking at a lot flawed fighters at 147 that could be facing Brook.

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Brook not happy that Khan’s getting Devon Alexander title fight instead of him

brook7777By Scott Gilfoid: #1 IBF, Kell Brook (30-0, 20 KO’s) may have a much higher ranking than fellow Brit Amir Khan in the IBF rankings at 147, but Khan is still poised to get a title shot against IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander on December 7th instead of Brook.

This doesn’t make Brook happy because he feels like he should be the one facing Alexander, not Khan. Brook had his chance to fight Alexander earlier this year, but after two injuries by Brook during training, the fight was called off. Alexander couldn’t wait around forever for Brook to stay healthy enough to fight, so he moved on to a fight against Lee Purdy instead.

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Who’s next for Kell Brook?

brook6666By Rob Mack: Kell Brook (30-0, 20ko’s) is coming off the back of an impressive beating of American fringe contender Carson Jones (35-10, 25ko’s). Following the victory, Brook’s outspoken promoter Eddie Hearn has said that he has a “big fight” planned in September for ‘the special one’, and this has led to mass speculation about the unnamed opponent.

The first name to consider, a name on every British fan’s list, is that of Amir Khan (28-3, 19ko’s). Both Khan and Brook have made it clear in the past that neither fighter care for the other and this grudge match has been long overdue.

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The Monday Supplement: What We Can Take from The Brook/Campbell Card in Hull

brook333By Ciaran McKinney: Craven Park was the venue. There was a stacked card from top to bottom, each bout providing something different for the packed crowd in Hull. Eddie Hearn made something very clear in the run up to this event. Without Luke Campbell, this event would have been on a much smaller scale. A professional debut in an open air stadium, never mind headlining the bill? Matchroom would have us believe that baby-faced 25 year old truly is the real deal. But more on that later.

The first fight I shall focus on was the dust-up between domestic rivals Derry Matthews and Tommy ‘Boom Boom’ Coyle. This match was by no means a technical masterclass, and neither of these men will really ever reach the upper echelon of the sport. However, what they did achieve, was the sustained attention of the raucous crowd, who were so vocal in no small part due to local hero Coyle applying most of the pressure.

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Hearn’s “Big name” opponent for Kell Brook could be a disaster for him

brook23By Scott Gilfoid: Last night welterweight contender Kell Brook (30-0, 20 KO’s) dispatched Carson Jones in 8 rounds in their rematch at the Craven Park Stadium, Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Brook’s promoter Eddie Hearn said over and over again that he has a “Big name” opponent for Brook to be fighting in September that he’ll be announcing this week.

In an interview with I Film London, Hearn said he’d say yes if interviewer Kugan Cassius was able to guess the name of the opponent. Kugan named Shane Mosley and Paulie Malignaggi, both of which Hearn shook his head and said they neither of them would be the guy that faced him.

Kugan later said he heard Hearn speaking on the phone and he overheard the name of the fighter that Hearn will be matching Brook against.

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