Kell Brook set to face Matthew Hatton in Sheffield

Kell Brook (Pic: Getty)

British fighting fans will have a domestic hitch to bite in Mar as “The Special One” Kell Brook takes on Matthew Hatton in Sheffield.

The hitch is scheduled for Mar 17 during a Steel City’s Motorpoint Arena, with dual general titles on a line.

The WBA Intercontinental and IBF International welterweight titles are adult for grabs, with a leader expected to be good placed for a universe pretension shot.

Brook has been touted as one of a country’s many gifted prospects for a final few years and has a ideal veteran record of 26 wins from 26 bouts, with 18 knockouts.

He done his US entrance in his final bout, defeating Luis Galarza by TKO blocking in a fifth turn during Atlantic City.

His opponent, Matthew Hatton, is a younger hermit of former two-weight universe champion Ricky Hatton and has gathered an considerable 42-5 record.

Matthew Hatton is looking to rebound behind from universe pretension beating (Pic: Getty)

Hatton’s final hitch saw him take on Saul Alvarez for a WBC light middleweight title, though a Manchester warrior found himself on a wrong finish of a unanimous preference after going a distance. Prior to that hitch he had left dominant in 8 contests.

Promoter Eddie Hearn, who reliable they are formulation to set a venue adult to reason 9,000 people, pronounced during a press discussion today: “This is accurately a kind of quarrel we wish to start creation in this country.

“It is a quarrel that captures a imagination. Kell is entrance along during a ideal rate with a ideal fights and this will build into a outrageous eventuality for British boxing.”

“When Eddie pronounced to me that this quarrel was on a list we only started smiling,” Brook said.

“It has been a prolonged time entrance so I’m pleased.

“I wish to apart us as series one and dual in Britain. Matthew thinks he should be series one so that’s because I’m happy, I’m gratified to be means to infer it is me.”

Hatton was equally vehement about a bout, saying: “I always knew we would quarrel Kell one day.

“So this is a quarrel that excites me. I’ve got a lot of honour for Kell as a warrior though this couldn’t come during a improved time for me.

“The internal adversary creates it even some-more sparkling and I’m looking brazen to proof who is a series one in Britain. we resolutely trust that we am, though speak is cheap.”

The span will accommodate in an intriguing domestic conflict that will be shown live on Sky Sports HD.

Tickets are accessible for a eventuality around a Motorpoint Arena box bureau during www.motorpointarenasheffield.co.uk