Thus, Khan successfully returned to the ring after two years of lay off and a heavy defeat at the hands of Saul Alvarez in the middleweights. This was first fight for Khan in the last five years in the UK.
After the fight former world champion Kell Brook rose to the ring, whose duel against Khan is actively pushed by their promoter Eddie Hearn, and the boxers once again exchanged pleasantries, calling each other for a duel.