On August 16, 2014, Shawn Porter (24-0-1, 15 KOs), the welterweight IBF champion, defends his title against British challenger, Kell Brook (32-0, 22 KOs).
Shawn Porter is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round TKO victory over Paulie Malignaggi, 3 months and 28 days ago. Kell Brook is on a 32-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, with his last fight being a 8th round TKO win over Álvaro Robles, 5 months and 1 day ago.
The winning odds are at 87.4-12.6 in favor of Kell Brook. Shawn Porter may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Kell Brook defeated Shawn Porter via majority decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Brook improves his record to 33-0, while Porter adds a loss to his record at 24-1-1.