Brook to defend against Spence Jr, May 20th.

Eddie Hearn, promoter of IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook has revealed that the Sheffield fighter will defend his title for the 4th time against the highly talented Errol Spence Jr in Sheffield on 20th May..
Brook embraces the challenge, after negotiations to make the Amir Khan fight seemed to evaporate..
Errol Spence 21-0 (18 Ko's) has been a pro fighter for only 5 years, but Since 2014 he's scored 8 successive stoppages, including impressive Knockouts of the usually durable Chris Algeri and Leonard Bundu in the last 12 months.. The Texan based southpaw will be facing his toughest opponent by far in Brook, but doesn't appear phased by the task.
Brook 36-1 (25 Ko's) will be defending the IBF welterweight title that he won back in 2014 with a Majority decision over Shawn Porter, over in the US..
Brook made 3 rather tame defences against JoJo Dan, Frankie Gavin and Kevin Bizier before stepping up to middleweight last September to challenge mister invincible, Gennady Golovkin for the undisputed 160lb title. Brook boxed exceptionally, frustrating Golovkin for 4 rounds, more than holding his own, before suffering a fractured orbital in the fifth and having to retire, a blemish that remains the sole defeat in his 13 year career..

Brook v Spence Jr is possibly the biggest fight to be announced on these shores, in recent years, barring Joshua v Klitschko, since Brook v Golovkin..