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| Kell Brook stabbed: Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn set to release statement with update of IBF world champion's condition | Kell Brook stabbed: Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn set to release statement with update of IBF world champion's condition |
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| The condition of world boxing champion Kell Brook following his stabbing in Tenerife is set to become clearer later today. | The condition of world boxing champion Kell Brook following his stabbing in Tenerife is set to become clearer later today. |
| The 28-year-old Sheffield fighter is in a stable condition in hospital after being stabbed in the leg while on holiday. | The 28-year-old Sheffield fighter is in a stable condition in hospital after being stabbed in the leg while on holiday. |
| His promoter Eddie Hearn tweeted two pictures of Brook sat up in his hospital bed, one showing the boxer with a heavily bandaged left thigh, and said a full statement on the situation would be released later today. | His promoter Eddie Hearn tweeted two pictures of Brook sat up in his hospital bed, one showing the boxer with a heavily bandaged left thigh, and said a full statement on the situation would be released later today. |
| Hearn added: "A big thank you for all the support and messages to SpecialKBrook." | Hearn added: "A big thank you for all the support and messages to SpecialKBrook." |
| A spokeswoman for Spain's Guardia Civil on Thursday said that Brook had "lost a lot of blood" in the attack at Golf del Sur in San Miguel de Abona. | A spokeswoman for Spain's Guardia Civil on Thursday said that Brook had "lost a lot of blood" in the attack at Golf del Sur in San Miguel de Abona. |
| A big thank you for all the support and messages to @SpecialKBrook pic.twitter.com/ScO4RL68Fv | A big thank you for all the support and messages to @SpecialKBrook pic.twitter.com/ScO4RL68Fv |
| Here with the champ - he is stable in hospital - we will issue a full statement later today @SpecialKBrook pic.twitter.com/YQyq8ZvFnx | Here with the champ - he is stable in hospital - we will issue a full statement later today @SpecialKBrook pic.twitter.com/YQyq8ZvFnx |
| Brook won the IBF welterweight title with a majority decision win over American Shawn Porter in California last month. | Brook won the IBF welterweight title with a majority decision win over American Shawn Porter in California last month. |
| The Sheffield fighter is being lined up for a fight against Amir Khan, with some reports suggesting the fight was due to be announced next week. | The Sheffield fighter is being lined up for a fight against Amir Khan, with some reports suggesting the fight was due to be announced next week. |
| It is the second time Brook has been stabbed, after sustaining injuries in an incident in his home city in 2007. | It is the second time Brook has been stabbed, after sustaining injuries in an incident in his home city in 2007. |
| 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 former champion Devon Alexander fall through in the 18 months prior to his win over Porter. | The fight ended a period of frustration for Brook, who had seen three prospective title fights against former champion Devon Alexander fall through in the 18 months prior to his win over Porter. |
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