Kell Brook boxing news
By Adam Mccoy: On May 30th Frankie Gavin (22-1 13KO) has been given a shot at the IBF welterweight title against current champion Kell Brook (34-0 23KO). Nobody quite knows how Gavin got the fight other than the fact they are both promoted by Eddie Hearn.
Although the fight appears to be a mismatch anything is possible in this sport as Badou Jack showed us on Friday when he defeated Anthony Dirrell in what was supposed to be a warm up fight before George Groves.
By Scott Gilfoid: Having been rebuffed by Amir Khan in his chronic attempts at getting a fight against him, IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (34-0, 23 KOs) will be settling for facing one of his promoter Eddie Hearn’s stable fighters Frankie Gavin (22-1, 13 KOs) on May 30th in a fight that has failed to interest the boxing public.
What’s interesting here is that Brook feels that a win over Gavin will put him in position to face the winner of the May 2nd fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.
By Scott Gilfoid: Despite former WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (33-2-1, 24 KOs) having lost two out of his last four fights, Rios could be getting a world title shot later this year against IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (34-0, 23 KOs) if Brook gets past his next title defense against #5 IBF Frankie Gavin (22-1, 13 KOs) on May 30th at the O2 Arena in London, UK.
Rios’ promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank is interested in matching Rios against Brook. Eddie Hearn, the promoter for Brook, is reportedly interested in putting together the Brook-Rios fight, and he’s rumored to be interested in making the fight a pay-per-view bout on Sky Box Office.
By Sebastian Mora: This is the second mailbag. I answered 5 questions this time, if your opinion or question is not here I will try my best to answer it on the next Boxingnews24 knockout mailbag.
Kelly: I have seen your article regarding Artur Beterbiev. I agree with most of what you said. I only have one question.
What would Eleider Alvarez do that other opponents have not done? I feel that hes overrated, has conditioning problems, and does not have the best technique. I think Cloud and Campillo (Sorry if I dont spell his name correctly) are still better than Eleider Alvarez. If I was Beterbiev manager, I would be trying to put him against Pascal or Chilemba!
By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan’s father, Shah Khan, says that IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook’s promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport talked himself out of a big fight against Khan by his trash talking about Khan. Shah says they would have taken the fight with Brook if Hearn has been respectful and calm.
But with the way he’s badgered Khan constantly in the media, Shah says they’re tempted never to face Brook if Hearn keep it up like this. Shah points out how British welterweight Junior Witter trash talked Ricky Hatton many years ago trying to get a fight against him.
By Scott Gilfoid: Boxing fans are hoping that IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (34-0, 23 KOs) will finally step it up a level after he gets his voluntary title defense against #5 IBF Frankie Gavin (22-1, 13 KOs) out of the way on May 30th at the O2 Arena in London, UK. Fans want to see the 28-year-old Brook fight someone along the lines of Keith Thurman or Marcos Maidana in order to see if Brook even rates to be a belt holder in the 147 pound division, but that doesn’t look like it’s going to happen. Brook is talking about him possibly fighting Top Rank fighter Brandon Rios (33-2-1, 24 KOs) or 42-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KOs) in the summer.
You can forget about Marquez facing Brook because I don’t see that happening. Marquez has had a knee problem since his fight against Mike Alvarado last year in May, and I don’t expect him to be ready to fight for a world title by the summer.
By Scott Gilfoid: It’s no secret that former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (30-3, 19 KOs) is hoping he can get a big money fight in the near future against Floyd Mayweather Jr and/or Manny Pacquiao after Khan gets done facing Chris Algieri in their proposed fight on May 30th. IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook doesn’t think that Khan deserves a big payday fight against Mayweather and Pacquiao.
Brook thinks that Khan still needs to prove himself against him before he can get in line for Mayweather and Pacquiao.
By B.G.B: Kell Brook will be making a quick return to the ring to defend his IBF welterweight strap against the world famous Frankie Gavin. Not the announcement boxing purists were hoping for I’m sure. What makes this announcement so underwhelming is the heavy criticism rival Amir Khan has received after his own underwhelming announcement that he’ll be fighting Chris Algieri.
Kell Brook was left scratching his head at Khan’s decision and understandable so. Khan turned down a career high pay day in front of what would have likely been a record British crowd for a word title in the best division in boxing. In what world could that possibly be the right decision?
(Frankie Gavin seen here in this photo not looking too good against Leonard Bundu) By Scott Gilfoid: As expected, IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (34-0, 23 KOs) will be defending his IBF strap for the second time next month against #5 IBF Frankie Gavin (22-1, 13 KOs) on May 30th on Sky Box Office at the O2 Arena in London, UK.
It’s a no-brainer move by Brook and his promoter Eddie Hearn from the Matchroom Sport stable because the 29-year-old southpaw Gavin is one of Hearn’s Matchroom stable fighters, and it’s a nice little in house stay busy fight. But unless Hearn does something with Gavin, I think he’ll wind up not being useful to him if he keeps losing.
By Scott Gilfoid: As I mentioned previously, #5 IBF Frankie Gavin (22-1, 13 KOs) is on the verge of getting a fight against IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (34-0, 23 KOs) on May 30th at the O2 Arena in London, UK. Gavin will be the replacement for Amir Khan, who chose not to take the fight against the 28-year-old Brook due to him not being a big enough name in the United States for the fight to be worthwhile to him.
With no other real options for Brook to fight in terms of recognizable fighters that would interest British boxing fans, Hearn is leaning in the direction of putting Brook in with Gavin for the May 30th date.