Shawn Porter vs. Kell Brook
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| Date | 16th March 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Stubhub Centre, Carson, California | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | IBF Welterweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brook beats Porter by Majority Decision | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kell Brook vs. Shawn Porter was a championship fight for Porter's IBF Welterweight title. The bout was held on 16 August 2014, at the StubHub Centre in Carson, California.[1]
Background
Porter
Shawn Porter had won his world title by defeating Devon Alexander on December 7, 2013. He went on to defend his title against Paulie Malignaggi on April 19, 2014. He went into the fight with Brook as a heavy favourite[2], with boxers Keith Thurman, Amir Khan and Devon Alexander all predicting Porter would knock Brook out.
Brook
Kell Brook had been in line to face the IBF champion since October, 2012. Although he had been rated as the number 1 contender for nearly two years, many boxing experts questioned his previous opposition, and felt Porter would be too big a step up.[3]
The Fight
Despite being a heavy underdog, Porter boxed well against Porter, and collected the victory via a majority decision. This was the first time in 28 years that a British boxer had won a world title on American soil.
Post Fight
Brook stated he was confident he had won the fight afterwards, whilst Porter said he felt he was "still the champion." There was criticism from Kenny Porter, Shawn Porter's trainer, about what he perceived as excessive clinching from Kell Brook.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/27839263 bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2014-08-18
- ^ http://www.badlefthook.com/2014/8/16/6017129/porter-vs-brook-odds-and-fight-preview-shawn-porter-the-favorite
- ^ http://www1.skysports.com/boxing/news/12067/9422764/porter-v-brook-its-too-big-a-step-up-for-the-sheffield-star-fears-jim-watt
- ^ http://www1.skysports.com/boxing/news/12040/9427982/kenny-porter-complains-about-kell-brooks-world-title-win-over-his-son-shawn