Kell Brook will undergo surgery next week after suffering a broken eye socket during his defeat to Gennady Golovkin.
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The 30-year-old was stopped in the fifth round at London’s O2 Arena by the fearsome Golovkin – Brook’s first defeat in his 37th professional fight.
Stepping up from welterweight to challenge one of the greatest middleweights in history, he did his reputation little harm but, as expected, was gradually out-boxed and over-powered by the defending champion.
Brook tweeted this morning: “I’m out of hospital need op next week but will be fine and I’ll be back. Sorry I couldn’t bring it home tonight.” His pursuit of Golovkin’s IBF and WBC titles – the WBA chose not to sanction theirs – concluded in the fifth when, struggling to resist the champion’s latest powerful assault, Brook’s corner threw in the towel.
Referee Marlon Wright responded by waving the action over, and while the crowd booed and Brook complained, he was swiftly tiring and it appeared the right decision.
The 30-year-old’s finest chance of victory came in relying on his greatest strengths – his impressive punch accuracy and exceptional timing – and hoping he retained his natural power at the bigger weight.
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