Boxing news: Amir Khan vs Kell Brook lined up for December - Hearn
GETTY Amir Khan could finally fight Kell Brook later this year, promoter Eddie Hearn claimed
Khan made a sensational winning comeback earlier this year, dispatching Phil Lo Greco inside a minute at Liverpool’s Echo Arena to brush off the cobwebs of a year’s absence from the sport in style. A month earlier, Sheffield man Brook produced an equally blistering knockout of Sergei Rabchenko, overwhelming the Belorussian in two rounds on his debut at 154lb. Speaking to Boxing Scene earlier today, Hearn, who now represents both former world champions, claimed the pair would need a final step up in competition this summer before meeting later this year.
GETTY Khan knocked out Phil Lo Greco inside a minute earlier this year
"Amir needs rounds. If he's going to dive in to a Brook fight, or any big fight, he needs some rounds,” the 38-year-old said. “So we need someone who's going to excite the fans and the public, and also give Amir Khan a solid test. Same for Brook as well." Former IBF welterweight champion Brook has found himself unexpectedly back in the public eye in recent weeks after being named as the primary target for current unified super-welterweight champion Jarrett Hurd.
GETTY Kell Brook debuted at 154lb in March, knocking out Sergei Rabchenko in two rounds