Kell Brook vs Terence Crawford for his WBO welterweight world title on November 14 in Las Vegas.
The fight was formally announced by promoters Top Rank over the weekend as it was confirmed that contracts are now signed during the ESPN broadcast of Vasyl Lomachenko vs Teofimo Lopez.
Sheffield’s former IBF champion won his old belt by dethroning Shawn Porter in California back in 2014, but must roll back the years and produce a career best performance if he’s to do the same to pound-for-pound star Crawford.
The American is rated as one of the top boxers in the world, but is struggling to secure top opposition due to the politics of the sport.
He’s aligned with Bob Arum’s Top Rank in the US, while most other top 147lbers work with Al Haymon’s PBC. Crawford v Brook
With top target Errol Spence facing Danny Garcia next, Crawford turned his attention to a Manny Pacquiao bout overseas.The pound-for-pound king is set to reclaim his throne. WBO welterweight world champion Terence “Bud” Crawford will defend his title against former welterweight world champion Kell Brook in a special edition of Top Rank on ESPN Saturday, Nov. 14.
In the world championship co-feature, Joshua “El Profesor” Franco will defend his WBA super flyweight title against former world champion Andrew “The Monster” Moloney in a rematch of their June bout, won by Franco via decision. Crawford vs Brook live stream
