Special night for Kell Brook

Boxing betting from Bramall Lane

Kell Brook returns to the ring tonight when defending his IBF world welterweight title against unbeaten American wonderkid Errol Spence Jr. Bramall Lane provides the setting for an open-air show that is sure to delight boxing enthusiasts and casual fans alike.

Brook, making his first outing since being brutally stopped by Gennady Golovkin last summer up at middleweight, has been written off by our odds compilers, but there’s plenty in the know who believe there’s an upset on the cards.

Click here to back the winner of Brook – Spence, or read on as we take a look at the betting in the night’s major fights…..

Brook to raise his game

Traders appear to have been rather harsh on Kell Brook here. There’s no doubt opponent Errol Spence Jr is a real talent, and jets in with a perfect 21-fight record, but we can’t get carried away with that. The Truth earned his shot at a world title with a win over Leonard Bundu, stopping the Italian in six rounds. That stretched Spence’s recent record to eight stoppage wins on the bounce. The Bundu win came back in August however, and he’s not been seen since, which doesn’t make great reading for a prospect.

This will be, without doubt, the biggest night of Kell Brook’s career so far. Defending his world title on a massive show in front of his own fans, and all with a point to prove. The move up two weight divisions to face the most devastating fighter in history was a gamble. It blew-up in his face, granted, but changes nothing here. Special K is unbeaten at welter, and looked to have no trouble making the 147lbs limit, which was a bit of a concern for fans in the run up. At the public weigh in on Friday he looked in fantastic shape, and I’m happy to take a shot. Kell is a talented fighter, but we’ll see him raise his game for this one.