Ezekiel "Kell" Brook was born on 3 May 1986 and is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2022.
71 Facts About Kell Brook
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Kell Brook held the IBF welterweight title from 2014 to 2017, and challenged once for a unified middleweight world title in 2016.
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In May 2017, Brook was ranked as the world's best active welterweight by The Ring magazine.
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Kell Brook had his first amateur fight at age 12 under the guidance of Brendan Ingle.
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An early inspiration for Kell Brook was Naseem Hamed, who was trained by Ingle at the same Wincobank gym.
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Kell Brook's first fight as a professional took place in September 2004 with a 6-round points victory over experienced journeyman Peter Buckley at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield.
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The championship fight at London's York Hall saw Kell Brook take on Welshman Barrie Jones for the vacant title.
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Kell Brook ended up winning the vacant title with a seventh-round technical knockout of Jones who had come in at relatively short notice.
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On 30 January 2009 Kell Brook returned to the York Hall to meet former marine Stuart Elwell in a voluntary second defence.
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Kell Brook claimed the Lonsdale belt outright on 20 July 2009 when making his third defence against Prizefighter winner Michael Lomax.
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On 25 September 2009, Kell Brook pipped fellow champion Nathan Cleverly for the prestigious title of Young British Boxer of the Year award, as voted for by the Boxing Writer's Club.
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The vote was the closest in the history of the award with Kell Brook claiming the honour by one vote over Cleverly who held both the British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles.
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In winning the award Kell Brook joined a list of boxers which included the likes of Ken Buchanan, John H Stracey, Barry McGuigan, Nigel Benn, Naseem Hamed, Joe Calzaghe and Amir Khan.
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Kell Brook's first fight of 2010 took place in Liverpool on 12 March 2010.
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Kell Brook collected his second career title when in the sixth round the fight was stopped by the referee following a dominant display by the Yorkshireman.
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Kell Brook's long-awaited fight against Michael Jennings was due to be next on 3 July 2010 until a rib injury forced the fight to be postponed for a second time.
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Finally, on 18 September 2010 Kell Brook boxed Michael Jennings at the LG Arena in Birmingham.
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Kell Brook defeated Jennings via fifth-round TKO after the latter sustained a cut, with the referee deeming the injury too severe for the bout to continue.
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On 9 December 2010 Kell Brook made his second defence of his WBO Inter-Continental title, defeating Phillip Kotey via second-round TKO.
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The win ensured that Kell Brook kept his number one ranking with the WBO.
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On 17 March 2012, Kell Brook took his undefeated run to 27 fights by beating Matthew Hatton, brother of Ricky Hatton, by UD in Sheffield.
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In front of nearly 10,000 fans at the Motorpoint Arena, Kell Brook added the IBF International welterweight title to his WBA Inter-Continental title.
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Kell Brook floored Hatton in the ninth round but could not knock out his Mancunian opponent.
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Kell Brook faced Carson Jones at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield on Saturday 7 July 2012.
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Kell Brook dominated the early rounds, moving well and connecting regularly with two and three punch combinations.
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Kell Brook was almost floored in the final round but was able to hold on until the bell.
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Kell Brook was taken to hospital after the fight due to blood loss from his broken nose.
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Kell Brook started strongly, knocking Saldivia down midway through the first round.
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However, Kell Brook announced he had sustained an ankle injury and the fight was pushed back until 23 February 2013 and the venue changed to the Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan.
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Kell Brook took the early rounds of this contest looking far too powerful and quick for the American.
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Kell Brook said he was using this as motivation and wanted to "get revenge" for a British boxing hero and a personal friend within the sport.
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The first and second rounds were very cagey encounters with neither fighter wanting to give too much away, with Kell Brook using his jab more effectively and taking both the rounds.
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Referee Shada Murdaugh concluded that Senchenko was in no position to continue and Kell Brook was declared the winner by TKO.
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Porter was the favorite to win and came out aggressively as he pressurised Kell Brook, relying heavily on looping shots.
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Kell Brook kept his composure and showcased his defensive attributes, strength, and clean punching throughout the fight.
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Kell Brook landed 158 of his 441 punches, mostly jabs.
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Kell Brook followed up with a right uppercut that sent Dan to the canvas.
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On 10 April 2015, Matchroom Sport announced that Kell Brook would be making his second defence in the space of two months against Frankie Gavin at the O2 Arena on 30 May on Sky Sport Box Office with a strong undercard including Lee Selby, Kevin Mitchell and Olympic gold medalist Anthony Joshua.
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Kell Brook successfully defended his IBF title for the second time.
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Kell Brook landed his jab from the start and picked up the pace as the fight went on, cutting off the ring and walking through his opponent.
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In round six, Kell Brook showed versatility in throwing a variety of combinations, mixing soft and hard punches, while Gavin attempted to avoid trading.
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Gavin staggered back to the ropes, and the referee stopped the fight as Kell Brook threw another flurry.
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On 2 September 2015, Hearn announced a deal had been reached for Kell Brook to defend his title against Argentine slugger Diego Chaves, after a deal could not be made with Brandon Rios.
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In January 2016, it was announced that after nearly a year without fighting, Kell Brook would make a third defence of his IBF title against mandatory challenger Kevin Bizier at the Sheffield Arena on 26 March.
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Eddie Hearn told Sky Sports he had "offered a huge amount of money" to make the fight happen and while he conceded Kell Brook might have to travel to America, Vargas insisted he was willing to cross the Atlantic.
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However, negotiations fell through and Kell Brook agreed to move up two weight divisions to challenge Golovkin.
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The reason for the withdrawal was because Kell Brook had never competed in the middleweight division.
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Kell Brook assumed that they wanted the fight to go to purse bids.
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In front of 27,000 fans in attendance, Kell Brook lost his IBF welterweight title after being stopped in round eleven.
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Kell Brook did well working the counter, and landed his own shots to the body, but Spence came back with his own shots.
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In round eleven, before the fight was stopped, Kell Brook motioned many times that he couldn't see through his left eye and voluntarily took a knee, again counting as a knockdown.
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The referee started the ten count which Kell Brook couldn't make, giving him back to back defeats and his first as a welterweight.
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Kell Brook spoke to Sky Sports the following day and confirmed that a CT scan showed he had broken his eye socket, meaning he would likely have surgery.
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On 30 May 2017, Kell Brook admitted he may have to move up to light-middleweight.
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Kell Brook had successful surgery on his eye in June 2017 and said that he would start training again in the summer looking to make a ring return in late 2017.
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Kell Brook stopped Rabchenko in round two to claim the vacant WBC Silver title.
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In round one, Kell Brook used his jab and right hand, with Rabchenko on the back foot leaving himself open.
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In round two, Kell Brook hurt Rabchenko with a right uppercut.
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Kell Brook then hit Rabchenko with a straight right hand to the head which put him down.
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Kell Brook rejected the idea and insisted they fight at catchweight.
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Ingle denied rumours that he and Kell Brook had a falling out.
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On 27 October, Kell Brook told Sky Sports that he would be returning to the ring at the FlyDSA Arena in Sheffield on 8 December 2018.
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In front of his hometown crowd, Kell Brook put on a below-par performance to defeat Zerafa via twelve-round UD to become the WBA mandatory challenger.
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Kell Brook started the fight quick, landing shots on Zerafa in the opening couple of rounds.
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Kell Brook started to then slow down his workrate and by the midway point, his punch output began to drop.
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Kell Brook, although landed plenty himself, allowed himself to be hit more than usual.
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Kell Brook knocked his opponent down in the third round and ultimately won by seventh-round knockout when he connected with a strong left hook.
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On 14 November 2020, Kell Brook moved back down to the welterweight division and attempted to become a two-time welterweight champion when he faced undefeated Terence Crawford in Paradise, Nevada for his WBO world title.
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Kell Brook dominated and battered Khan to score a 6th round TKO.
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Kell Brook has been involved in two stabbing incidents, the first in Sheffield in 2007.
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Secondly, on 4 September 2014, whilst on holiday with his pregnant wife in Tenerife, Kell Brook was stabbed in the leg, in what he said was an unprovoked attack.