Kell brook boxer biography
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Kell Brook
British boxer (born 1986)
Ezekiel "Kell" Brook (born 3 May 1986) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2022. He held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight title from 2014 to 2017, and challenged once for a unifiedmiddleweight world title in 2016. At regional level, he held multiple welterweight titles, including the British welterweight title from 2008 to 2010. In May 2017, Brook was ranked as the world's best active welterweight by The Ring magazine.[2]
Amateur career
[edit]Brook had his first amateur fight at age 12 under the guidance of Brendan Ingle. At the end of his amateur career, he had won 31 of his 36 fights, winning two Amateur Boxing Association of England titles and two National Association of Boys Clubs British Boxing Championships and a gold medal in the 4 Nations.[3] An early inspiration for Brook was Naseem Hamed, who was also trained by Ingle at the same Wincobank gym.[4 • Nick ParkinsonMay 8, 2022, 05:06 AM ET Follow on X After years of yearning for a kamp against ledare Khan, Kell Brook realised that in the afterglow of the most satisfying win of his career there was nothing else to kamp for. In hanging up the gloves aged 36, Brook walks away from potential lucrative fights against welterweight contender Conor Benn and middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. Why would Brook (40-3, 28 KOs), from Sheffield, England, retire now with money-spinning options for future fights available, and after such a good performance in battering Khan to a sixth-round stoppage just three months ago? There are a few reasons why Brook decided to end it now. Firstly, for Brook ingenting can beat the moment he overpowered Khan in February to settle their festerin •Kell Brook's roller-coaster career: Ex-world champion left with ingenting more to fight for
Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years.
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Bio Real Name Ezekiel "Kell" Brook Nickname The Special One,
Special KProfession British Professional Boxer Physical Stats & More Height in centimeters- 175 cm
in meters- 1.75 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 9”Weight in Kilograms- 67 kg
in Pounds- 147 lbsBody Measurements - Chest: 40 Inches
- Waist: 30 Inches
- Biceps: 14 InchesEye Colour Black Hair Colour Black Boxing Professional Debut 2004 Coach/Mentor Dominic Ingle Records (main ones) • Since 2014, he has held the IBF welterweight title.
• In 2016, by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and The Ring magazine, he is the world's best welterweight boxer and second best by the BoxRec.
• The Ring had ranked him as the tenth best boxer in the world, pound for pound, while BoxRec had ranked him as the seventh best boxer, pound for pound.Career Turning Point When he fought as a professio