Amir Khan vs Kell Brook: Brook wins with sixth round stoppage
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The pride of Sheffield shrugged off being vociferously booed to the ring by a crowd largely in support of Bolton-born and raised Khan and repeatedly left his foe on rubbery legs with countless punishing shots to the head.
Khan refused to buckle and stayed upright throughout but he absorbed some vicious blows and his face was heavily marked when referee Victor Loughlin stepped in to wave off the fight 51 seconds into the sixth round.
Scroll down to read about how the fight unfolded in more detail.
Amir Khan vs Kell Brook: LIVE updates
Key Events
- Ring walk expected around 10.30pm. Sheffield’s Brook is the ‘B-side’, so will come out first
- Brook’s camp claim Khan’s 149lbs catchweight clause ‘bit him in the a**e’ - read more below
- Long-awaited grudge scrap has been 17 years in making and described as ‘legacy-defining'
- Brook is slight favourite with bookmakers, boxing experts divided on outcome
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Kell Brook on screen to loud boos
Kell Brook has just appeared on the big screen for the first time, prompting boos from around the arena.
Brook says he must ‘stick to the gameplan’ and not let his emotions get the better of him.
‘I’m just looking to box clever, box sharp and I just think that without looking for the knockout it will come’.
Hassan Azim gets the win
A comfortable points victory over journeyman MJ Hall, who came to get through the rounds with another fight already scheduled for a few weeks time.
Popular heavyweight Derek Chisora has just arrived and is lapping up the attention of the crowd. He endeared himself to supporters in the North West in his rematch against Joseph Parker here in December - a fight he trained for in Rotherham under Dave Coldwell.
Atmosphere is building here
The 21,000 capacity venue is filling up fast and getting louder by the minute. Hassan Azim - brother of Adam - is up next.
Lion’s den for Brook tonight
Adam Azim has just tipped Amir Khan to win via knockout, prompting cheers from the thousands of fans already inside the venue.
No surprise the majority here are supporting Bolton-born Khan. We are just thirty minutes from his hometown.
The majority of the 2,000 fans who turned out at yesterday’s weigh-in were also in favour of former Olympic silver medallist Khan.
Azim wins by stoppage
Azim’s opponent Jordan Ellison is brutally put down in the third by after some fast hand movement by the super lightweight from Slough.
The referee waves the contest off before the eight-count is out, much to the delight of Azim, who celebrates with a back-flip. Where have we seen that before?
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Frazer Clarke’s Sheffield links
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