Summary

  • Kell Brook beats Mark DeLuca with a seventh-round knockout for WBO inter-continental super-welterweight title

  • DeLuca has been beaten just once going into the Sheffield Arena bout

  • Brook has lost twice in a 40-fight career

  • Get involved: #bbcboxing

  1. Postpublished at 22:36 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2020

    Round 2

    Two rounds gone, two 10-9s to Brook. He has not been challenged so far.

  2. Postpublished at 22:34 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2020

    Round 2

    Brook is popping out the left jab and there's some marking under the right eye of DeLuca.

    He tries to change his approach with a dash forward, but Brook sees the swinging left coming and avoids it.

  3. Postpublished at 22:33 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2020

    Round 2

    A left-right-left hook from Brook is some good work early in the second. DeLuca is already looking a bit out of his depth.

  4. Postpublished at 22:30 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2020

    Round 1

    A lovely straight right rocks the head of DeLuca back, Brook then forces him back on to the ropes late on in the first and that cranks up the noise levels.

    All Brook in the opener. Little to shout about from the American.

  5. Postpublished at 22:29 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2020

    Round 1

    Brook, firmly planted in the middle of the ring at the Sheffield Arena, looks to impose himself from the off. Just the one loss for the American Mark DeLuca, but this is a big jump up in class for him today.

  6. Good luck from the Bladespublished at 22:28 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2020

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  7. Postpublished at 22:27 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2020

    Here we go. A fight involving Special K is always special.

  8. get involved

    Get Involved #bbcboxingpublished at 22:26 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2020

    Remember to let us know your thoughts on this one. Can Brook win a world title for a second time?

  9. Buffer's momentpublished at 22:25 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2020

    You know it's a bit special when Michael Buffer has the microphone in his hands.

    "Fight fans are you ready? For the thousands in attendance and the millions watching around the world, from Sheffield, England, let's get readdddddyyyyyyyyy to rumble."

  10. How they comparepublished at 22:24 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2020

    • Age - Brook 33, DeLuca 31
    • Fights - Brook 40, DeLuca 25
    • Wins - Brook 38, De Luca 24
    • Losses - Brook 2, DeLuca 1
    • Weight - Brook 10st 13lbs 12oz, DeLuca 10st 12lbs 12oz
  11. Postpublished at 22:23 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2020

    Mark DeLuca's already in the ring.

    The lights drop in the Sheffield Arena. "All of the lights," from Kanye West comes over the speaker system. It has been one of the anthems of British boxing over the last decade. It still remains spine-tingling.

    Kell Brook has fought the very best and reached the top of the world. A superfight with Amir Khan never happened, despite Brook doing everything he could to get it on, but can Brook catapult himself back to the world title level?

    The forgotten man of British boxing is back.

    Let's hope, it's not just for one last time.

  12. 'If I get beaten I will announce my retirement in that ring'published at 22:19 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2020

    It's all or nothing for Kell Brook tonight, who has said he will announce his retirement in the ring tonight if he loses to Mark DeLuca.

    "This last chapter of my career, I'm giving it my all," Brook said. "If I get beaten I can walk away with my head high, knowing I have given everything."

    He told the 5 Live Boxing with Costello & Bunce podcast: "If I get beaten by DeLuca, I will announce my retirement in that ring. If I can't beat him, what am I doing?"

  13. 'I thought it might have been all over'published at 22:17 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2020

    Steve Bunce
    BBC Radio 5 Live boxing pundit

    Saying Kell Brook is a forgotten man is not too strong.

    He turned pro at 18 and got £300 for his first fight. For his third fight, he didn't even get paid. He started his career facing obscurity and hardship.

    I've had him on a dozen things and he's talked about walking away. He has been in some black, hellish holes. I have to be honest, by about the summer of 2017, I thought it might have been all over for Brook.

  14. Singalong timepublished at 22:16 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2020

    Five-minute warning time. Otherwise known as 'Sweet Caroline', by Neil Diamond.

  15. 'The forgotten man of British boxing'published at 22:12 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2020

    Kell Brook v Mark DeLuca

    Mike Costello
    BBC Sport boxing correspondent

    It is hard to escape the notion that Kell Brook has become the forgotten man of British boxing.

    I remember being at one of the very first news conferences he was at after joining forces with promoter Eddie Hearn. People were saying 'this is the special one' and 'this is a very special kid'.

    He went on to win the British title, then, in one of the single best wins ever by a British boxer, he beats Shawn Porter in the US. That was one of the great wins.

  16. Postpublished at 22:12 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2020

    Next up, it's the main event. Kell Brook versus Mark DeLuca. Let's crank-up the build-up.

  17. 'A rough diamond'published at 22:09 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2020

    Some quotes from promoter Eddie Hearn: "That was an atmosphere worthy of any main event. Eva Wahlstrom is a big star in her country and this is a great story. Boxing changes lives. We have a rough diamond here in Terri Harper."

  18. 'I've just made history'published at 22:08 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2020

    Terri Harper beats Eva Wahlstrom to become women's WBC and IBO world super-featherweight champion

    Here is the new world champion, Terri Harper: "I'm speechless, thank you to everyone who came to watch me. The timing was right, I had a lot of pressure on me. I'm 23 years old and I've just done this, I've just made history.

    "I never thought I would get to this point if I was to be honest. After every fight I'm not happy with my performance. It was a tough fight. I went back to my boxing."

    Trainer Stefy Bull adds: "Tonight is the start of something very special."

  19. Postpublished at 22:03 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2020

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  20. Harper becomes the world championpublished at 22:01 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2020
    Breaking

    The judges have it wider than I thought, with one calling it 98-91 to Harper, with the other two judges giving her it by 99-90 margins.

    Terri Harper, from Yorkshire, is the new women's WBC and IBO world super-featherweight champion.

    What a night for her.