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Shawn Porter vs. Kell Brook
DateAugust 16, 2014
VenueStubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineIBF welterweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer United States Shawn Porter United Kingdom Kell Brook
Nickname "Showtime" "The Special One"
Hometown Akron, Ohio, U.S. Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
Purse $500,000 $200,000
Pre-fight record 24–0–1 (15 KOs) 32–0 (22 KOs)
Age 26 years, 9 months 28 years, 3 months
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 147 lb (67 kg) 147 lb (67 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition IBF
Welterweight Champion
The Ring
No. 4 Ranked Welterweight
TBRB
No. 6 Ranked Welterweight		 IBF
No. 1 Ranked Welterweight
The Ring
No. 5 Ranked Welterweight
TBRB
No. 9 Ranked Welterweight
Result
Brook defeats Porter by majority decision

Shawn Porter vs. Kell Brook was a professional boxing match contested on August 16, 2014, for the IBF welterweight championship. The bout took place on August 16, 2014 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Brook defeated Porter by majority decision, with two judges scoring the bout 117–111 and 116–112 in favour of Brook, while the third scored it a draw at 114–114.

Background

Porter

Shawn Porter had won his world title by defeating Devon Alexander on December 7, 2013. He went on to defend his title against Paulie Malignaggi on April 19, 2014. He went into the fight with Brook as a heavy favourite, with boxers Keith Thurman, Amir Khan and Devon Alexander all predicting Porter would knock Brook out.

Brook

Kell Brook had been in line to face the IBF champion since October, 2012. Although he had been rated as the number 1 contender for nearly two years, many boxing experts questioned his previous opposition, and felt Porter would be too big a step up.

Fight Purses

The Fight

Despite being a heavy underdog, Brook boxed well against Porter, and collected the victory via a majority decision.

Brook: 441 Thrown, 158 Landed, 36% Connect Rate

Porter: 626 Thrown, 154 Landed, 25% Connect Rate

Aftermath

Brook stated he was confident he had won the fight afterwards, whilst Porter said he felt he was "still the champion." There was criticism from Kenny Porter, Shawn Porter's father and trainer, about what he perceived as excessive clinching from Kell Brook despite Porter being just as bad or more so by hitting Brook at the back of the head.

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:

Broadcasting

Country Broadcaster
 Australia Main Event
 Panama RPC
 Poland Polsat Sport
 United Kingdom Sky Sports
 United States Showtime

References

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  2. "Kell Brook beats Shawn Porter to claim IBF welterweight title". BBC Sport. August 17, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
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  4. "Porter v Brook: It's too big a step up for the Sheffield star, fears Jim Watt".
  5. "StubHub purses: Bika $700K, Dirrell $500K, Porter $500K, Brook $200K, Wilder $50K". Boxing News 24. 2014-08-16. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  6. "Kenny Porter complains about Kell Brook's world title win over his son Shawn".
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