KELL BROOK came face to face with Gennady Golovkin in New York on Thursday (July 14). Brook steps up from welterweight to challenge the feared middleweight champion on September 10 at the O2 in London.
โSeptember 10 is the biggest day for meโฆ It was big news for me because I know this guy, heโs a very good fighter, heโs very strong, heโs the best in his division right now. Iโm very excited. This is the biggest test for me and biggest fight,โ said Golovkin.
Brook believes he can make his mark on the sport with this showdown. โSugar Ray Leonard boxed [Marvin] Hagler and beat him. My favourite fighter of all time, Sugar Ray Robinson has done that [moved up from welter]. To be a great fighter youโve got to do great things,โ Brook said. โItโs going to be a very, very hard fight. Iโve got to make sure everything is spot on in training. Do everything right, anything short of that weโre not going to come up with the goods.
โWeโre going to through hell in this training camp but thatโs what you need to do to reach greatness.โ
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