By Matt Plumridge: Hailing from the small island that is the UK we have some good things going for us. Everyone knows or has met the Beatles or the Queen; we like to drink our cups of tea; we stand in line, even when trying to escape from disaster; we all carry around giant red telephone boxes instead of smart phones and very, very occasionally we have a boxer that is ready to head over to the grand old US of A and show you people how to box.
In recent years the UK alumni has included such fistic exponents as Prince Naseem Hamed, Ricky Hatton, Joe Calzaghe, Lennox Lewis and most recently, Amir Khan. When this article is reprinted in about 5 years’ time – due to huge public demand no doubt – it will also include the graduation of a Special K, Ezekiel “Kell” Brook.
By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn is feeling ultra-confident that Kell Brook (32-0, 22 KO’s) will bag his first big win of his long 10-year career in his title challenge against IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter (24-0-1, 15 KOs) on August 16h. 
By Scott Gilfoid: Well, it looks like #1 IBF Kell Brook (32-0, 22 KO’s) has finally got his fight against IBF welterweight champ Shawn Porter (24-0-1, 15 KO’s). Dan Rafael of ESPN is saying that the Brook-Porter fight will be taking place on August 16th at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. 
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter (24-0-1, 15 KO’s) isn’t spilling his guts about his plan for whipping his #1 IBF challenger Kell Brook (32-0, 22 KO’s) in their fight in September, but he is saying that Brook has big problems when he’s not able to fight at a distance the way he likes to. 
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter (24-0-1, 15 KO’s) has signed for his title defense against #1 IBF Kell Brook (32-0, 22 KO’s), and they’re now looking at one of two dates in September for the fight to take place in either September 6th or the 16th. The venue will obviously be in the United States, because there’s no way that Porter, the champion, is going to fight in the UK to accommodate Brook and his fans. 
By Gav Duthie: Surely lightning isn’t going to strike for about the 50th time for Special’ Kell Brook 32-0 (22) as it looks increasingly likely that once again he is going to miss out on a big fight for the IBF Welterweight title. I reckon Brook could probably enter the Guinness book of records for longest time as mandatory challenger, now around the 2 year mark. 
By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn, the British promoter for #1 IBF Kell Brook (32-0, 22 KO’s), is all bent out of shape about IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter (24-0-1, 15 KO’s) opting not to sign his part of the agreement for a title defense against Brook. Hearn already had Brook sign his part of the agreement for the IBF ordered fight between them, but Porter still hasn’t signed his part of the agreement and this has Hearn’s feathers ruffled. 
By Scott Gilfoid: #1 WBC Amir Khan (29-3, 19 KO’s) says he might give Kell Brook (32-0, 22 KO’s) a fight in 2015 if Brook defeats IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter (24-0-1, 15 KO’s) in their fight this year. Brook will have to capture Porter’s IBF title before Khan will consider giving him a fight, and even then it’s not certain whether Khan will fight him or not. 
By Scott Gilfoid: Well, it looks like #1 IBF Kell Brook (32-0, 22 KO’s) is going to have to wait a little longer before he gets his title shot against IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter (24-0-1, 15 KO’s), because Dan Rafael of ESPN is saying that the Brook-Porter fight won’t be taking place on August 9th. The fight will be taking place on another date. It’s unclear when right now. 
By Allan Fox: IBF light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (32-2-1, 16 KO’s) will be back in the ring on August 9th to defend his IBF title against an opponent still to be determined on the Shawn Porter vs. Kell Brook card at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.