Shawn Porter vs. Kell Brook

Kell Brook vs. Shawn Porter

Date	16th August 2014
Venue	Stubhub Centre, Carson, California
Title(s) on the line	IBF Welterweight Championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer Kell Brook Shawn Porter Nickname The Special One Showtime Hometown Sheffield, England Akron, Ohio Pre-fight record 32-0 (22 KO) 24-0-1 (15 KO) Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Weight 147 lb (67 kg) 147 Recognition IBF's number 1 contender and the mandatory challenger IBF Welterweight Champion
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.

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, 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.

The Fight

Despite being a heavy underdog, Brook 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 Welterweight world title on American soil.

Brook: 441 Thrown, 158 Landed, 36% Connect Rate

Porter: 626 Thrown, 154 Landed, 25% Connect Rate

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 father and trainer, about what he perceived as excessive clinching from Kell Brook despite Porter being just as bad or more so by hitting Brook at the back of the head.