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Brook Stops McIntyre – Boxing News
By Nate Anderson: Undefeated BBBofC British welterweight champion Kell Brook (18-0, 11 KOs) defeated Kevin McIntyre (26-6, 8 KOs) by a 1st round stoppage in a scheduled 12-round bout tonight at the Kelvin Hall, in Glasgow, Scotland.
Brook, 22, ranked #13 in the World Boxing Organization welterweight division, dropped McIntyre three times in the 1st round, twice with right hands and once with a straight left.