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Kell Brook is in hospital in Tenerife after being stabbed in the leg while on holiday. Brook’s condition is described as stable by his promoters, Matchroom, but a spokeswoman for Spain’s Guardia Civil said he had lost a lot of blood. | |
“This morning a 28-year-old British man was stabbed at Golf del Sur in San Miguel de Abona,” the spokeswoman said. “He was stabbed in the left leg and is hospitalised. He lost a lot of blood. There are no arrests at this time and the Guardia Civil are investigating.” | |
Brook won the IBF welterweight title with a majority-decision win over the American Shawn Porter in California last month and was holidaying with his wife. The incident is understood to have occurred during the early hours of Thursday morning. | |
Brook’s win over Porter stretched his unbeaten professional record to 33 fights and marked him out as one of the leading names in his division. The fight ended a period of frustration for Brook, who had seen three prospective title fights against the former champion Devon Alexander fall through in the 18 months prior to his win over Porter. | |
The Sheffield fighter is being lined up for a bout against Amir Khan. Some reports have suggested the fight was due to be announced next week, with Wembley a possible venue in May 2015, although Brook was scheduled to return to the ring with a homecoming fight in early December at the Sheffield Arena. | |
It is the second time he has been stabbed, after sustaining injuries to his side and buttocks in an incident in his home city back in 2007. The latest incident comes just four weeks after fellow boxer Jamie Moore was shot in both legs while training in Marbella with Matthew Macklin. The Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn was due to fly to Tenerife on Thursday night having confirmed his condition as stable. |
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