Kell Brook

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Name: Kell Brook
Alias: The Special One - Special K
Birth Name: Ezekiel Brinsley Brook
Hometown: Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Birthplace: Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 175cm
Reach: 175cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainer: David Coldwell (2004-2005), Dominic Ingle (2005-2018, 2019-2022), John Fewkes (2018), Carlos Formento (2020)
Promoter: Matchroom Sport (2011-present)

Professional Record

Championship Record

• 4-3-0 (3 KO’s) in world championship bouts.
• 3-3-0 (1 KO) against former or current world champions (excluding regular/secondary titlist):
  • Won against Lovemore Ndou, Shawn Porter & Amir Khan.
  • Lost against Gennady Golovkin, Errol Spence & Terence Crawford.

Variant Record

• Defeated 1 undefeated opponent with ten or more bouts: Shawn Porter.

Regional & Minor Titles

• BBBofC British welterweight title (outright holder)
• WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title
• WBA Inter-Continental welterweight title
• IBF International welterweight title
• WBC Silver super welterweight title
• WBO Inter-Continental super welterweight title

Notes

• Kell Brook was the subject of the New Faces article in Ring Magazine: November 2011
• Brook was stabbed in 2007 after a night out in Burngreave, less than a week after defeating Karl David in Cardiff.
• Brook was also stabbed in the leg after an attack on holiday in Tenerife shortly after defeating Shawn Porter for the IBF World welterweight title in Carson, California.

Preceded by: Shawn Porter

IBF Welterweight Champion 2014 Aug 16 – 2017 May 27

Succeeded by: Errol Spence