Khan vs Brook

Who won Khan vs Brook?

Kell Brook beat Amir Khan by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, February 19th, 2022, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Also on the undercard Natasha Jonas was victorious over Chris Namus, Viddal Riley beat Willbeforce Shihepo, and Frazer Clarke defeated Jake Darnell.

Khan vs Brook stats

Back in February 2022, Amir Khan stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 5 losses, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kell Brook made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 27 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Brook had a slight advantage in power over Khan, with a 69% knockout percentage compared to Khan's 62%.

Amir Khan was the younger man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Khan had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Amir Khan and Kell Brook fought out of an orthodox stance.

Khan's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Brook's, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 9 months later than Brook, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, totaling 238 compared to Brook's 226.

Amir Khan went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBC at welterweight.

Kell Brook was ranked number 13 by the WBC in the 147lb division.

Khan vs Brook form

Khan had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Billy Dib on July 12, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Terence Crawford on April 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Samuel Vargas on September 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Phil Lo Greco on April 21, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had lost to Canelo Alvarez on May 7, 2016, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Brook had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Terence Crawford on November 14, 2020, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Mark DeLuca on February 8, 2020, by knockout in the 7th round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Michael Zerafa on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Before that, he had won against Sergey Rabchenko on March 3, 2018, by knockout in the 2nd round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

He had been beaten by Errol Spence Jr on May 27, 2017, by knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Bramall Lane, Sheffield.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kell Brook had been fighting more than Amir Khan.

Going into this contest, Amir Khan had last fought 2 years, 7 months and 7 days ago, while Kell Brook's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 5 days ago.

Khan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

Brook's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Khan vs Brook start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 5:15 PM EST or 2:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Khan vs Brook?

The ESPN+ show began at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST. The Sky Box Office HD broadcast of the card started at 6:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Khan vs Brook?

Amir Khan was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Kell Brook made his way into the ring at 73/100 (-140) with oddsmakers.