In the main event of the evening in his native Sheffield, former welterweight champion Kell Brook (37-2, 26 KOs) scored a KO victory in the second round over Sergey Rabchenko (29-3, 22 KOs). Brook managed to land the precise right uppercut exactly on the jaw, which remarkably wobbled Rabchenko, but he was able to stay on his feet. In the very next exchange, Brook landed to this right hook to the temple, from which Rabchenko dropped on the floor. Sergey was climbin too hard for the referee to allow the fight to continue. The time was 1:27.
A live broadcast of the boxing evening from Sheffield, UK, in the main event of which former world champion Kell Brook will hold his first fight in the new weight category, light middleweight division. The opponent of Brook will be a boxer from Belarus Sergey Rabchenko. At the stake of the meeting will be silver WBC title.
Participants of the boxing main event in Sheffield on March 3, former world champion Kell Brook and Sergey Rabchenko went through the official weigh-in procedure. Both fighters met the weight limit at the first attempt without problems. The weight of Brook was 153.4 pounds (69.58 kg), Rabchenko - 153.7 pounds (69.71 kg). At the stake of the meeting will be the title of silver WBC champion.
Kell Brook will make his debut at super-welterweight against Sergey Rabchenko at the FlyDSA Arena in Sheffield on March 3.