Eddie Hearn on Devon Alexander vs. Kell Brook – Boxing News
Welterweight titlist Devon Alexander is looking forward to face Briton fighter Kell Brook next year. Both fighters are scheduled for a showdown on January 19, 2013, in the main event of Showtime’s first major fight card of 2013. The venue for the match has
not been decided yet but it will take place in Las Vegas, according to Brook’s promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport.
According to Hearn, he has spoken to Devon’s promoter Golden Boy and they have reached an agreement to keep the fight in Las Vegas, whereas it should have taken place in St. Louis, which is the hometown of Alexander.
“We made a number of significant offers to Golden Boy and (Alexander adviser) Al Haymon, well in excess of seven figures, to try and bring the fight to the U.K., but Devon had no interest in travelling,” said Hearn,” said Hearn. “We were at a 75-25 disadvantage
in any potential purse bid and when we received the final offer from Golden Boy, we were all happy.”
“If we won a purse bid and Devon vacated, we had all the potential to become a paper champion and that's not what Kell Brook is all about,” Hearn added.
“There's no reason to have to leave the country to fight a guy who no one in America has ever heard of,” he added.
It should be noted here that Brook’s fight against Devon is a major showdown for both the fighters. Brook is looking forward to face fellow Briton fighter Amir Khan soon but he needs to win a world title to get his hands on Khan.
Amir Khan has recently implied the condition of fighting Brook only if the latter has a world title, and the former WBA and IBF unified light welterweight titlist is dead sure about it. In order to get to Khan and settle scores with him, Brook needs to defeat
Devon and grab his title.
As Amir Khan puts it, he will only face Brook if the latter becomes a world champion. For Khan, there is no motivation in fighting Brook if there is no title involved.
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