Kell Brook vs Errol Spence Jr confirmed by promoter Eddie Hearn
Hearn is yet to confirm where and when the IBF world heavyweight title bout will take place, though it's believed Brook's home town of Sheffield will stage the fight on 20 May
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Your support makes all the difference.Britain's Kell Brook will defend his IBF world welterweight title against American Errol Spence Jr, promoter Eddie Hearn has announced.
Terms have been agreed for the fight, which is reportedly set to take place in Brook's home city of Sheffield on May 20.
Hearn posted on Twitter on Monday evening: "Terms agreed for SpecialKBrook v ErrolSpenceJr -full announcement coming soon -fight will take place in the UK. Best fight in the division."
Brook, 30, has opted to return to weltwerweight having suffered the first loss of his career in September after stepping up two divisions to face middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin.
Mandatory challenger Spence, 26, is unbeaten in 21 professional contests, with 18 knockout wins.
Talks between Brook’s promoter, Hearn, and Amir Khan over a potential all-British stadium bout broke down over a dispute in how the purse would be split, with Brook’s camp accusing Khan of being scared of his domestic rival.
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