PROMOTER Eddie Hearn believes the British super fight pitting IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook against Amir Khan can still be made for June 4 at Wembley Stadium.
โI think the main problem is securing the stadium,โ Hearn told Boxing News. โWeโve got that date on hold but they want to know whatโs going on of course. And youโve also got to look at the pay-per-view options in the summer. Youโve got Klitschko-Fury being talked about for May/June, which will affect that. [Anthony] Joshua will be fighting probably June or July so we need to know and more importantly for Amirโs warm up fight, if he chooses to have one, he needs to get that booked in. We talked about neither fighter fighting and then going straight into the fight but I feel like this kind of fight they should be 100 per cent. A year out for both of them, I donโt think that would be the case.โ
However the promoter maintained, โIโm hopeful. Thereโs a long way to go but when the reality comes out about the other options in terms of the money, thereโs only one answer. Itโs just a case of finding a middle ground that everyone deems acceptable.
โI know that Kellโs dad had a conversation with Amirโs dad the other day. Iโm talking to Al Haymon. Youโve Amir Khanโs lawyer, youโve got Amir Khan speaking to me and my dad and Sky. Thereโs so many people, itโs tough to get to the root of what the deal could be. But weโve had some positive conversations.โ
He reckons that there is will on all sides to make it. โI think everybody wants the fight,โ he said. โKell wanted 50-50 and not a percentage less. So Iโm the one driving Kell down because I know if we donโt, we definitely wonโt get it. But thereโs got to be respect and everybodyโs got to be valued and Kell Brook has got a lot of value. You need a dance partner to make a lot of money.
โNever worry about what the other personโs getting, worry about what youโre getting. Itโs a great bit of advice for fighters.โ