On November 14, 2020, a 34-year-old Kell Brook (39-2, 27 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight WBO title held by 33-year-old American boxer Terence Crawford (36-0, 27 KOs).
Brook came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 6 days. Crawford was on a 36-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months.
Terence Crawford stopped Kell Brook via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO welterweight title. Crawford improves his record to 37-0 (28 KOs), while Brook adds a loss to his record at 39-3.
On May 27, 2017, the 31-year-old IBF welterweight world champion, Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs), faced a 27-year-old American boxer Errol Spence Jr. (21-0, 18 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Brook came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 17 days. Spence Jr. was on a 21-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 6 days.
Errol Spence Jr. stopped the champion via KO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new IBF welterweight champion. Spence Jr. improves his record to 22-0 (19 KOs), while Brook adds a loss to his record at 36-2.
On September 10, 2016, a 30-year-old Kell Brook (36-0, 25 KOs) got a shot at the middleweight WBC and IBF title held by 34-year-old Kazakhstani boxer Gennady Golovkin (35-0, 32 KOs).
Brook came in to the fight on a 36-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days. Golovkin was on a 35-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 18 days.
Gennady Golovkin stopped Kell Brook via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and IBF middleweight titles. Golovkin improves his record to 36-0 (33 KOs), while Brook adds a loss to his record at 36-1.