Kell Brook rules out clash with Amir Khan - for now

Sheffield's Kell Brook who defends his IBF Welterweight title against Jo Jo Dan at the MotorPoint Arena in Sheffield on Saturday, has ruled out a 2015 fight with British rival Amir Khan.

Kell, who is back after being stabbed while on holiday in Tenerife last September, wants to focus instead on a potential clash with Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao.  The pair go head-to-head at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday 2nd May in what is likely to be the most expensive pay-per-view match in UK boxing history.

The Return of the King - Kell Brook

In honour of his winning the IBF Welterweight crown and becoming the latest in a long line of prolific Sheffield boxers, Kell Brook was welcomed back to Sheffield with a Civic Reception and a public event in the Winter Gardens.

His trainer Dominic Ingle spoke of those men that Kell Brook was following: Naseem Hamed, Johnny Nelson, Clinton Woods among others.

And promotor Eddie Hearn looked forward to major fight nights at the Arena, starting later this year with an as-yet- provisional date of 6th December....perhaps to be followed with a Wembley Stadium date with Amir Khan next year.  And he spoke about Brook now looking to unify the welterweight division in a very strong boxing division.

As for the hundreds that had turned out to welcome him home, it was a special day to say well done to their special K.