On May 27, 2017, Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs), the welterweight IBF champion, defends his title against American challenger, Errol Spence Jr. (21-0, 18 KOs).
Kell Brook is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 67% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO loss to Gennady Golovkin, 8 months and 17 days ago. Errol Spence Jr. is on a 21-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round KO win over Leonard Bundu, 9 months and 6 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Errol Spence Jr. at 99-1 winning odds. Kell Brook really doesn't have much to present against Spence Jr.
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.