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Brook ‘would love’ Canelo bout
- Updated: September 19, 2016
Kell Brook is enthusiastic over the possibility of challenging world champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez at super-welterweight when he returns from injury.
Brook remains a world champion at welterweight but, having been stopped in the fifth round by WBA Super, WBC and IBF world middleweight king Gennady Golovkin on September 10, seems destined for the 154lb division.
Brook, who is recovering from a broken eye socket sustained in the clash with the Kazakh, told Sky Sports HQ: “I think 154lbs would be more my weight class.
“I need to get back training and see if I could make 147lbs healthily – that’s also a possibility because I’m a world champion at 147lbs.
“I’d love that fight with Canelo. I just want to be in those big fights. I had a taste with the Golovkin fight and the attention around it is exciting for a fighter to be in.
“I’ve got an operation this Friday. I went down to see the surgeons and they wanted to plan it right and look into everything.
“They’re looking to put a titanium plate in the eye but they’re looking at other materials. They’re not rushing it but it …
