Kell Brook says he will give Amir Khan “an additional whooping” if his extensive-time rival chooses to invoke a rematch clause adhering to their stunning clash last thirty day period.
Brook settled a extensive-functioning feud by halting Khan in a frenzied ambiance at the Manchester Arena, with the pair showing up to make peace adhering to a heat embrace at the end of the bout.
Most observers had anticipated Khan, who was dominated by Brook, to retire soon after the bout, but the Bolton fighter is comprehended to be looking at using up a rematch clause.
“If he desires another whooping he can have a further whooping,” Brook instructed Sky Athletics News at the British Boxing Board of Command 2021 awards ceremony on Sunday.
“It was so one particular-sided, I you should not know what he can say and appear back to the table with.
“If he wants that rematch, I’ll dust them gloves off and do it once again.”
Promoter Ben Shalom, who produced the combat occur alongside one another immediately after a long time of failed negotiations, verified to Sky Athletics News that Khan is taking into consideration a rematch.
“I feel the word on the road is correct – Amir Khan, he would not want to contact it a day,” Shalom mentioned.
“He has put in a good deal of time pondering about the struggle the previous pair of weeks and he feels like he had 10 months to put together and Kell Brook had six months. So he feels tough carried out by. I never know no matter whether that combat is even achievable, but he does have that rematch clause.
“For me, for Kell Brook it is time to go on, regardless of whether it really is to retire or to struggle one particular of the other names mentioned. I cannot see it, but Amir is certain, we will hear what his explanations are in the future couple times and we’ll have to choose it from there.
“Whichever he (Khan) does, he’s had a excellent job, just for me it in all probability was the time to hold up the gloves, but he feels really differently.”
Brook interested in Eubank Jr clash, among some others
Considering the fact that his victory, Brook has been joined with a number of other opponents which include fellow Brits Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn, and the Sheffield fighter says he is open up to both of those matchups.
“I am interested in the Eubank combat and the Conor Benn combat. I am very fascinated in people fights,” Brook reported.
“They are large fights, they are fights I could unquestionably get up for and they are undoubtedly group-pleasing fights.
“I won’t be able to just get up for any battle. I’ve been in the match a very long time and getting the fights I have experienced, it requires to be some thing I can get up for, to get the little bit among my tooth and truly step on the gasoline in coaching.”
Shalom confirmed there has been plenty of fascination from other fighters in going up from Brook, with American duo Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman also described.
“Kell Brook is now the cash struggle that everyone needs in the welterweight division or even previously mentioned,” Shalom stated.
“He had a tremendous general performance from Amir Khan, rolled back again the decades, and I imagine the other fighters have witnessed that and now considered, ‘I extravagant it, I want to get in there.’
“Chris Eubank Jr is in all probability the apparent one particular – two huge names, and Chris with any luck , will be eager to come down and battle him at 154 or 155 – I assume that’s the only way that one’s feasible.
“And then there is certainly Conor Benn, Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman – they are all reaching out wanting to fight Kell, but he may well retire as nicely. And I feel for him to go out on a significant just after beating Amir Khan in this sort of tremendous vogue, which is a quite, incredibly eye-catching option for Kell as nicely.”