Kell Brook reveals secret message written under his gloves during Amir Khan bout

Kell Brook sent a bold message to the boxing world on Saturday night, as he defeated Amir Khan in their long-awaited grudge match – and not only through his dominant performance.

Special K stopped Khan in the sixth round, winning by TKO in what is widely expected to be the final bout of both fighters’ careers.

This was a fight with history, dating back more than seven years, and Brook wore his years of frustration on his sleeve – or more, his hands.

The grudge between the two began in 2015, when Khan labelled Brook and his team ‘pathetic’ after they called him out for a fight, they knew he could not take.

Since then, Khan has often taken up the opportunity to call out Brook, accusing him of being hateful, and jealous of the career he had led, even questioning his dedication to boxing.

To only make matters worse, Khan was favoured by most to win their bout in Manchester at the weekend, only adding another chip to Brook’s shoulder.

In the build up to the fight, Brook claims there were last-ditch efforts made to throw him off his game by the Khan camp, including being disturbed at 4am on the morning of the bout, and being required to change his gloves in the ring.

Clearly, none of this ever had a chance at knocking the 35-year-old’s confidence, as he wore his message for all to see.

Brook put on a dominant performance in the sixth and final round of their matchup, serving blow after blow to his opponent and pinning him against the ropes before the referee signalled an end to the hotly anticipated fight, and a seven-year grievance.  

In case winning the match was not enough to make his point sink in, a message written in marker pen on Brook’s hand wraps read, “I told ya”, and frankly he could not be more right.

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