Kell Brook
| Kell Brook | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Ezekiel Brook |
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| Rated at | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Reach | 69 in (175 cm) |
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
3 May 1986 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 37 |
| Wins | 36 |
| Wins by KO | 25 |
| Losses | 1 |
Ezekiel "Kell" Brook (born 3 May 1986) is a British professional boxer who has held the IBF welterweight title since 2014, and has challenged once for the unified middleweight titles in 2016. As of February 2017, he is ranked as the world's best welterweight by The Ring magazine, second by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and seventh by BoxRec. Previously, Brook was ranked as the world's seventh and tenth best boxer, pound for pound, by BoxRec and The Ring respectively.
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. He would fight again four more times that year to end 2004 with a record of 5-0 in just four months. Brook went about learning his trade against a host of journeymen before getting the opportunity in June 2008 to fight for the British title having compiled a winning record of 16-0.
The championship fight at London's York Hall saw Kell Brook take on Welshman Barrie Jones for the vacant crown. The fight was not without controversy however as the previous incumbent, Kevin McIntyre, had been stripped of the title after he sustained an injury and had to pull out of his scheduled defence against the Yorkshireman. Brook ended up winning the vacant belt with a 7th round stoppage of Jones who had come in at relatively short notice.
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