IBF say no more Brook delays as Spence purse bid looms
Posted: 06 Feb 2017, 14:42
International Boxing Federation welterweight champion Kell Brook is set to inform the governing body of his decision on whether to defend the title against mandatory challenger Errol Spence imminently.
The purse bid deadline is set for Tuesday and the IBF have confirmed to WBN a decision must be made following an agreed injury delay.
"A Purse Bid for Brook vs. Spence is scheduled for February 7, 2017. Once we call for a Purse Bid there are no more extensions," IBF Chairman Lindsey Tucker told World Boxing News.
Spence Jr. has been the number one contender to Brook’s crown for some time now, although a clash at middleweight against Gennady Golovkin in September took precedent for the champion, who subsequently suffered a broken eye socket in the fight requiring surgery.
Brook asked for an extension from the IBF in order to recover from facial damage and has since seen a massive spring clash with UK rival Amir Khan fall apart.
At the time, the IBF outlined their position to WBN: “The IBF I haven’t heard anything on the situation regarding Kell Brook. He’s currently still on medical extension after his last fight,” Tucker stated a few weeks ago. “As far as I know, mandatory challenger Errol Spence Jr. is waiting for his turn at Brook and we should know more about it soon,” he added.
As things currently stand, Spence is known to want his chance as promoter Eddie Hearn attempts to persuade Brook his future lies at 154 pounds.
More will become clear on Brook's situation in the next 24 hours.
A DEAL for Kell Brook to defend his IBF welterweight title against mandatory challenger Errol Spence is ‘very close’ according to his promoter, Eddie Hearn.
The IBF ordered negotiations for the bout, which will go to purse bids tomorrow if no deal is struck between the two teams.
“We’ve got a purse bids date tomorrow (February 7) but we’ve asked for a week’s extension from the IBF because I feel we’re very close to making a deal,” Hearn told Boxing News.
If negotiations did go to a purse bid, Brook would get 75 per cent of the winning bid and Spence 25 per cent.
Hearn expects the IBF to grant the extension request, and he remains confident that Brook’s next fight will be against Spence, despite personally feeling that his charge might be better suited to the super-welterweight division.
The purse bid deadline is set for Tuesday and the IBF have confirmed to WBN a decision must be made following an agreed injury delay.
"A Purse Bid for Brook vs. Spence is scheduled for February 7, 2017. Once we call for a Purse Bid there are no more extensions," IBF Chairman Lindsey Tucker told World Boxing News.
Spence Jr. has been the number one contender to Brook’s crown for some time now, although a clash at middleweight against Gennady Golovkin in September took precedent for the champion, who subsequently suffered a broken eye socket in the fight requiring surgery.
Brook asked for an extension from the IBF in order to recover from facial damage and has since seen a massive spring clash with UK rival Amir Khan fall apart.
At the time, the IBF outlined their position to WBN: “The IBF I haven’t heard anything on the situation regarding Kell Brook. He’s currently still on medical extension after his last fight,” Tucker stated a few weeks ago. “As far as I know, mandatory challenger Errol Spence Jr. is waiting for his turn at Brook and we should know more about it soon,” he added.
As things currently stand, Spence is known to want his chance as promoter Eddie Hearn attempts to persuade Brook his future lies at 154 pounds.
More will become clear on Brook's situation in the next 24 hours.
A DEAL for Kell Brook to defend his IBF welterweight title against mandatory challenger Errol Spence is ‘very close’ according to his promoter, Eddie Hearn.
The IBF ordered negotiations for the bout, which will go to purse bids tomorrow if no deal is struck between the two teams.
“We’ve got a purse bids date tomorrow (February 7) but we’ve asked for a week’s extension from the IBF because I feel we’re very close to making a deal,” Hearn told Boxing News.
If negotiations did go to a purse bid, Brook would get 75 per cent of the winning bid and Spence 25 per cent.
Hearn expects the IBF to grant the extension request, and he remains confident that Brook’s next fight will be against Spence, despite personally feeling that his charge might be better suited to the super-welterweight division.
