Kell Brook pulls out of Friday fight with illness
by SC on Oct 26, 2009 8:01 PM EDT
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Emerging British welterweight star Kell Brook has pulled out of Friday's fight with Michael Jennings with a virus. The two were to meet as part of a very nice double-header on Sky Sports from Liverpool's Echo Arena.
Brook (20-0, 13 KO) has risen fast through the ranks since turning pro in 2004, and he looks for all the world like more than "just another British fighter," with no offense meant to our UK friends and readers. Brook has all the skills to make it big on the world stage, and the matchup with Jennings (35-2, 17 KO) may have been one final step before making an even bigger jump in competition. He's been running through solid domestic opposition like Michael Lomax, Kevin McIntyre and Barrie Jones.
Promoters are trying to find a late replacement to keep Jennings on the card. The sole main event of the evening now will pit BBBofC super middleweight titleholder Tony Quigley (13-1, 6 KO) against Paul Smith (27-1, 15 KO), both Liverpool fighters.
No word on the extent of Brook's illness just yet, or if he intends to reschedule with Jennings, though I'd assume that will happen. A lot of folks were quite excited for the bout.
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rockin unibrow on jennings
The Dude Abides
by battle axe of doom on Oct 26, 2009 9:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Since the name might ring a bell for some
Paul Smith was the guy on Season 3 of The Contender who got kicked off without losing because he didn’t have enough ‘points’ for the elimination round after beating David Banks. Quigley vs. Dodson earlier this year was a good fight, so this might still be a halfway decent main event.
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by Brickhaus on Oct 26, 2009 10:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gutted...
Was really looking forward to this. Brook has got bags of potential and was interested to see how he’d fare against Jennings.
Still, the Quigley fight should be a good one.
by God_is_an_Owl on Oct 27, 2009 8:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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