I see Spence getting off the canvas to stop Brook late in the contest. "@keithfthurmanjr, come out, it's time to fight" - @ErrolSpenceJr #BrookSpence pic.twitter.com/XFgMbIy7Ds. I think it comes down to how strong Brook is at the weight after boiling down to 147. Will Brook get drawn into a chess match or a toe-to-toe punching match? Round by round scores, judging, and ratings. Chris Van Heerden – is that the third-best guy on Spence’s resume? If the Brook who gave Shawn Porter fits shows up, especially defensively, then maybe his experience edge gets him the decision win. I think that’ll be the case; I see the handspeed and explosivity of Spence giving Brook his second loss in a row. The Saint is on the back foot but does connect with a couple of blows in the last 30 seconds. Allen just gave away too many rounds in the end as Thomas plodded away. A mixed bag for British hopes with Brook's defeat a big disappointment but great to see Groves finally claim a world title. Spence wins by late-round KO. I think Brook is a pretty good fighter. Errol Spence Jr. KO Kell Brook: While most people are excited about this fight, I think it’s a cakewalk for Spence. I also think he’s a real talent – great balance, slick southpaw skills and he can whack – but Brook has the experience and has mixed in the higher class. JEFF POWELL: Spence’s speed was continuing to trouble Brook. We will see! Assuming that he’s done the weight right and the move up to middle hasn’t taken anything out of Kell, I see. Brook was protecting his damaged eye, which bothered him to the point that Brook knew he couldn't continue. Sheffield is now the Ring of Steel City, so much was the effect of the jihadist terrorist atrocity felt in Brook’s hometown. Errol Spence Jr. TKO 10 Kell Brook: [It’s] not easy fighting in front of [a] hostile crowd but if he focuses on the task, Spence will come out with the W (TKO) by the 10th. Spence is thought of very highly over in the States, and if he’s what people are saying. The cut on Groves' left eye seems to be causing him problems. 9-10. Anthony Fowler made his professional debut as one of 10 fights that preceded Brook v Spence Jr - so here are all the results from the night. Moving up and down in weight is also a dangerous road to travel. He said: 'It's gonna be a good fight and I'm ready. Andy Townend vs Jon Kays - Townend wins by retirement. The 27,000 in United’s Bramall Lane stadium gave a full throated welcome to their very local hero. When I look at Spence‘s record, I see he’s been a 10-1 to 20-1 favorite to beat every single guy he’s beat so far. Errol Spence Jr. to beat Kell Brook: We want “the truth” when it comes to our supposed stars in the making, don’t we? Spence landed a nice hook and came back with a vicious body shot which seemed to bother Brook. © 2020 RING TV LIVE. 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Brook is coming back down from middleweight, making welter for the first time in a long time. lot of people were talking in New York that it’s. It’s a hard night’s work but my guess is that Brook’s superior experience and home advantage gets him over the line – just. 9-10. Maybe Porter was slightly favored because the fight was in the U.S. be easy. Spence Jr says Porter will be forced to fight on the front foot, Brook became a world champion by beating Porter, Brook suffered an eye injury in defeat to Spence Jr, IBF champion Spence Jr vs WBC champion Porter, South Africa in danger of ban from international cricket, England player ratings: Night to forget for Maguire, Maguire, James off as Danes bring England down to earth. Still Brook looks to have got another round for me. Published: 19:58 BST, 27 May 2017 | Updated: 14:10 BST, 28 May 2017. This was Spence's best round of the fight. Spence pins Brook on the ropes with some heavy blows and lands big right hook. It looked like Brook wasn't going to make it out of the round, but he showed the heart of a champion, advancing to the 11th. The Jamaican wins: 115-114, 113-115, 115-114 on the judges cards. I have gone back and forth with Brook vs. Spence and every time I have a completely different outcome as to who shall be the victor come May 27th in Sheffield, Yorkshire.The real question here is: Can Brook make 147 comfortably after testing the waters at 160 pounds? I don't have to worry whether or not I look good doing it. It’s going to have an affect. Join our newsletter to get info about latest events and deals! 6:21 p.m.:  Round 9 to Spence (10-9, 86-85 Spence). You can email him at stevemuehlhausen@yahoo.com and can find him on Twitter @SMuehlhausenMMA . Will Brook’s experience, toughness and supreme boxing skills be enough to handle the younger, hungrier and in my opinion much more talented fighter in Spence? He did not get up before the count of 10 and Spence Jr was declared the winner by knockout. Errol Spence and Shawn Porter meet in a world welterweight title unification fight tonight at 2am, live on Sky Sports Action. Thus, I favor a quicker Spence in a close bout where the few highlights show off his speed, with every judge within. Chris Algieri is not a puncher. Brook is just hanging on at the end of the round. This time I'm not going to allow it to be close. John J. Raspanti, Maxboxing.com / Ringside Boxing Show / co-author of “Intimate Warfare”. All three judges go with Cox after the fight is stopped in the ninth, Cox deserved that win but his performance was a little wild. George Groves topped the undercard with a world title win at the fourth attempt - this time against Fedor Chudinov. Stick with myself and Sportsmail boxing correspondent Jeff Powell at Bramall Lane for updates from the build-up and, of course, the fights themselves. Cordina is declared the winner but that was not particularly satisfactory. I think at the end, Errol will probably pull it off but you can’t take anything away from Kell because Kell’s a great boxer too. Chudinov keeps coming forward but is not landing very much. Errol Spence looks like a name to follow for several years but it will be intriguing to see how Special K responds to his second defeat in a row. Undecided: I think that Spence may be the best young fighter in boxing. A lot of time left in the round... Amazingly Kell fights back, he's lost the round but by the end of it Bramall Lane was roaring on their man as showed great heart. Spence hasn’t faced anyone of real impression yet, making this a gamble on what his upside appears to be. he new welterweight champion: Errol Spence by split decision. Brook goes down! That has to be Brook's round. JEFF POWELL: The long awaited explosion came in the 10th. Given Fowler's quick work of Geikins we get the night's floating fight before the Groves' fight. While the Sheffield man was restricted mostly to single punches Spence was starting to land some meaningful combinations. As much as I like Brook and his old-school mentality (not ducking challenges), I think Spence will prove he’s an elite fighter. I think Errol’s a special talent. 'Four back-to-back wins with [trainer Shane McGuigan] have put me in good stead for a world title challenge. order back issues and use the historic Daily Express While Spence is a terrific young talent, he will be jumping into the deep end of the pool here. As we saw in Brook’s losses to Gennadiy Golovkin and Errol Spence Jr, Ingle couldn’t do anything to prevent him from losing. When you look at what Spence has done, the hype exceeds his accomplishments. Brook is also a quality operator on the outside; his right hand is always on point as a lead or a counterpunch and it’s a terrific weapon. e had his title fight against Shawn Porter and that was a 50/50 fight. And can Spence handle Brook’ power? The crowd are on their feet after a flurry from their man but neither has found themselves in big trouble yet. It was widely anticipated that after letting his face recover, Brook would return at junior middleweight. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. In the tenth round, the constant pressure by Spence proved effective, landing a series of combinations which sent Brook to the mat. Both are highly skilled but Spence comes out victorious. Townend missed the weight and will step up to lightweight after this fight. Sporting News had the fight scored 96-93 for Spence before the fight was stopped. 6:25 p.m.:  Round 10 to Spence (10-8, 96-93 Spence). I don’t think he has the natural gifts of Spence, though. JEFF POWELL: Brook opened the sixth with a statement of intent, a solid right which sent Spence back into the ropes. My prediction is a close unanimous decision for Errol Spence. It seems Jeff and I are on the same page with that one... JEFF POWELL: Groves had heard the alarm bells and began finding his range in the fourth. Errol Spence Jr. TKO 11 Kell Brook: This is a great fight with a few questions. I think it’s going to be a real close fight but I have to say Errol Spence will probably win just because he’s always in great shape and always ready for anybody. because he won’t see something coming, and he’s going to get the chin that Golovkin dented checked and wrecked. Former world champ Brook was back in action following successive defeats by … Spence (22-0, 19 KO) started to pull away in Round 8 by going hard to the body and pressuring Brook to the ropes, where he went to work. Spence proves elusive in the seventh as Brook looks a little ragged. JEFF POWELL: Brook, following advice of the great Sugar Ray Leonard, took the initiative from the first bell. One thing is for sure: There will be a ton of talent in the ring that night.