MATIBAY ang paniniwala ni IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook ng United Kingdom na magwawakas ang “knockout drought” ni WBO 147 pounds titlist Manny Pacquiao sa pagdepensa sa kababayan niyang si Amir Khan sa Mayo 20 sa United Arab Emirates.
Huling nanalo ng TKO si Pacquiao via 12th round noong 2009 nang agawin niya ang WBO welterweight title kay Miguel Angel Cotto ng Puerto Rico sa catch weight na 145 pounds sa Las Vegas, Nevada.
Hinamon ni Broook si Khan sa huling dalawang taon pero nabubulilyaso ang laban kaya magdedepensa na lamang siya ng IBF title kay Errol Spence Jr. ng United States.
“I don’t know about fighting Amir Khan and I don’t really care any more. I’m not stopping anything on my side from happening and I’ve been willing to bend on matters like the purse split,” sabi ni Brook sa BoxingScene.com.
May cash incentives din; Karl Eldrew Yulo, tumanggap ng ₱500K mula kay Chavit!
“If everything was transparent every boxing fan in the world would be behind me on this matter. But I’ve got Errol Spence on my mind right now but there’s Keith Thurman and there are other big fights out there for me other than Khan,” himutok ni Brook kay Khan. “If my career does end and Khan isn’t on my record I will be able to rest in peace knowing that I’ve tried everything I could to give the fans the fight they wanted to see.”
Bagamat edad 38 na si Pacquiao, iginiit ni Brook na mapapatulog ng Pilipino si Khan na natalo via 6th round knockout nang hamunin noong nakaraang Mayo si dating WBC middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez sa Las Vegas, Nevada.
“I still believe Manny Pacquiao will stop Khan,” ani Brook. “He’s getting on a bit Manny but he’s still good enough and there’s enough energy in his legs and he will still beat Khan.”
Naunang humula na magwawagi si Pacquiao kay Khan ang huling tumalo sa Pinoy boxer na si dating pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Gilbert Espeña)
