Kell Brook confirms next fight date and opponent: Brit explains BIG change
GETTY Kell Brook will be back in action in March in a new division
Brook is coming off the back of two defeats, the most recent coming at Bramall Lane, the home of his beloved Sheffield United. The 31-year-old saw Errol Spence Jr claim the IBF welterweight title and left him considering his future in the division and requiring surgery on his broken left eye socket. But Brook is now set to return up a weight where he is purely focused on regaining a world title. “I can't wait to get back in there and it's going to be special returning to the arena,” said Brook.
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“The Spence defeat cut deep and it took me some time to come to terms with it but now I'm back with a new challenge at 154lb. "I believe I will be stronger and better than ever in the division and my focus now is on becoming a two-weight two-time world champion. “Rabchenko is a dangerous fight for the return but I want to jump straight back in at world level and I think out styles will gel for an electric fight. “I’m already deep in camp and I can't wait to feel the atmosphere again in my home town on March 3.”
And his promoter Eddie Hearn also backed Brook's switch to super-welterweight. “I'm so pleased to see Kell back in camp and moving up for a fresh start at 154lb,” said Hearn. “He refused to vacate the title for Spence but was could never fight at his full potential making 147lb anymore.
GETTY Kell Brook was left with a broken eye socket in each of his last two fights