Groves v Chudinov and Brook v Spence analysis

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By Adam Godfrey: On the final weekend of May 2017 Great Britain gained a new World Champion, before promptly losing an established one. Hammersmith native George Groves finally won a World Title at the fourth attempt, defeating Russian Fedor Chudinov by 6th round TKO to clinch the vacant WBA Super-Middleweight strap. The belt was owned by Chudinov himself until 2016 whereupon he lost a controversial UD to German Felix Sturm; few had Sturm winning that fight, and accusations that Chudinov was robbed were well justified. Sturm would later fail a drugs test, further underlining the sense of injustice felt by the Russian’s team, again, justifiably so.

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Hearn: I told Brook to move to 154 BEFORE Spence fight

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By Scott Gilfoid: British promoter Eddie Hearn wanted to make it clear to the boxing media after his fighter Kell Brook lost to Errol Spence Jr. last Saturday night that he had wanted him to move to 154 to campaign at junior middleweight. Hearn maintains that Brook (36-2, 25 KOs) would be better at 154 than he would at 147.

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Brook’s trainer not giving Spence much credit for winning

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By Scott Gilfoid: Kell Brook’s trainer Dominic Ingle wasn’t ready to give Errol Spence Jr. too much credit last Saturday night after he dispatched his fighter in the 11th round in that fight on Sky box PPV. Ingle said Brook’s eye injury was the main cause for Kell to lose to Spence. Ingle says the eye injury occurred in the 6th and 7th round. From that point, Spence took over the fight.

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Weekend Wrap — Spence shines, Brook ponders future

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By Donavan Leonard: Yet another great weekend for boxing with the Errol Spence Jr. win over Kell Brook.  Though not as jam-packed with big bouts as last weekend, it could hardly be called disappointing when the “main event” of the weekend drew over 27,000 fans to Sheffield, England.  Kell Brook (36-2, 25 KOs) lost his IBF welterweight title via eleventh-round TKO to Errol Spence, Jr. (22-0, 19 KOs) in a great matchup that featured high-level boxing, a tremendous atmosphere, and a clear ending.

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Kell Brook suffers broken eye socket in Spence fight

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By Scott Gilfoid: Kell Brook (36-2, 25 KOs) says he’s had a CT scan and it’s confirmed that the 31-year-old suffered a broken left eye socket in his 11th round knockout loss to unbeaten Errol Spence Jr. (22-0, 19 KOs) last Saturday night in his fight at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England. Brook says he’s possibly looking surgery to repair the busted eye socket. This is terrible news for Brook’s career. Losing 2 fights in a row is bad enough, but to suffer consecutive broken eye sockets to different eyes, this is really bad.

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Spence beats Brook, calls out Thurman

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By Jim Dower: Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. (22-0, 19 KOs) “pressed out” an 11th round knockout victory over IBF welterweight champion Kell “Special K” Brook (36-2, 25 KOs) on Saturday night, and then immediately Spence called out WBA/WBC 147 lb. champion Keith “One Time” Thurman for a unification fight. Spence likely won’t be getting a fight against Thurman until possibly late in 2017, as he’s out of commission for the time being after having elbow surgery.

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Why the “truth” was told: Kell Brook isn’t so special after all

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By David Alexander:  In front of a passionate crowd at Bramall Lane in Brook’s hometown of Sheffield, England, Errol Spence Jr. (22-0, 19 KOs) made a strong case for pound-for-pound recognition by forcing Kell Brook (36-2, 25 KOs) to submit due to a badly swollen left eye. Special K was over matched in rounds 8,9,10 and eventually the 11th when he dropped to his knee and told the ref he couldn’t continue.

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Errol Spence Jr. defeats Kell Brook

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Undefeated welterweight Errol Spence Jr. dethroned defending champion Kell Brook and won the IBF Welterweight World Championship with an 11th round TKO (1:47) in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Saturday in front of 27,000 raucous fans at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England.

Spence, (22-0, 19 KOs), who with this victory became the first American to dethrone an Englishman on British soil in nearly a decade, executed a brilliant game plan to strip Brook, (31-2, 25 KOs), of his belt before his hometown crowd.

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Errol Spence Jr. vs. Kell Brook – Results

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By Scott Gilfoid: Errol Spence Jr. (22-0, 19 KOs) wore down and stopped IBF welterweight champion Kell “Special K” Brook (36-2, 25 KOs) in the 11th round after Brook quit at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England. Brook was taking punishment in the 11th round when he suddenly took a knee and was counted out. After the fight, Brook blamed his defeat on his left eye. It was badly swollen.

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De La Hoya: Spence will knockout Brook in late rounds

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By Scott Gilfoid: Oscar De La Hoya is looking forward to tonight’s big fight between American talent Errol Spence Jr. and Kell Brook in their scrap for Brook’s IBF welterweight belt in England. De La Hoya sees Spence knocking out the 31-year-old Brook in the late rounds of their fight at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England. If Spence accomplishes that vision, it would a nice victory for the American. He could add Brook’s scalp to his growing list of scalps.

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