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ERROL SPENCE JR. BATTERS AND STOPS KELL BROOK IN 11; CAPTURES IBF WELTERWEIGHT TITLE

By Ben Thompson | May 27, 2017
ERROL SPENCE JR. BATTERS AND STOPS KELL BROOK IN 11; CAPTURES IBF WELTERWEIGHT TITLE

Moments ago at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England, Errol Spence Jr. captured his first world title, defeating former IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook via 11th round knockout. Relive all the action in FightHype's round-by-round results.

ROUND 1
Spence lands a jab. Brook inches forward. Brook jabs to the body. Another jab lands for Brook. Spence lands a jab, but he eats a right from Brook. A battle of the jabs so far. Spence lands a jab. Spence works him on the inside. Brook fires a right. Spence cracks him with a left hook on the break. Spence digs to the body. They trade on the inside. Another body shot lands for Spence. Right lands for Brook. Another counter right from Brook. Close round. I give it to Spence.

Spence 10 Brook 9

ROUND 2
Spence fires a left to the body, but misses. Another left to the body, but this one lands. Brook lands a right. Stiff jab lands for Spence. Quick right lands for Brook. Nice left lands for Brook. Spence covers up. Now Spence lands a jab. Brook doubles up on his jab. Spence closing the distance. Jab and a good left to the body lands for Spence. Jab lands for Spence. Brook lands a nice 3-punch combo. 1-2 from Spence. Brook fires an uppercut, but just misses. Jab lands for Spence. Another. Spence really turning up the heat as he walks Brook down. Left hook lands for Brook. Right lands for Brook. They wrestle on the inside. Right to the body lands for Brook. Spence gets in a jab. They trade jabs. Spence fires a combo to end the round. Another close round, but this time, I give it to Brook.

Spence 19 Brook 19

ROUND 3
Brook doubles up on his jab to start the round. Spence touches him with a jab and digs to the body. Nice counter left lands for Spence. Right lands for Spence. Spence really starting to let his hands go. Brook tries to tie him up. Two jabs land for Spence. Brook lands a jab, but he eats a right hook from Spence. Good body shot lands for Spence. Brook looks confused right now. 1-2 lands for Spence. Good left hook lands for Brook. Good right lands for Brook. They wrestle on the inside. Looping right lands for Brook. Brook digs an uppercut to the body. Another close one. Spence was winning it early, but Brook battled back in the second half. I give it to Spence for landing the more telling shots.

Spence 29 Brook 28

ROUND 4
Spence digs to the body. HARD right lands for Brook. They trade in the center of the ring. Spence really loading up with his punches. Right lands for Brook. Spence gets in a left. Another right lands for Brook. Spence digs hard shots to the body. Another HARD left to the body lands for Spence. Brook not liking it and retreats. Counter left lands for Spence. They trade along the ropes; Spence landing the better body shots. Right and a left lands for Spence. Brook gets in an uppercut. Brook digs to the body. Left hook and a right lands for Brook. Another right lands for Brook. Spence lands a jab. Brook digs to the body. Chopping left lands for Spence. Jab lands for Brook. A round very similar to the last one; this time I give it to Brook.

Spence 38 Brook 38

ROUND 5
Jab lands for Brook. Brook digs a right to the body. Stiff jab lands for Spence. Another. They trade on the inside. SOLID uppercut lands for Brook. Spence digs to the body. Good left hand lands for Brook. Right from Brook. Spence digs a 1-2 to the body. HARD right lands for Brook. Brook switches to the southpaw momentarily. HARD body shot lands for Spence followed by a good combo. Brook ties him up. Round to Brook.

Spence 47 Brook 48

ROUND 6
Jab and a body shot lands for Spence.  Brook lands fa right tha knocks Spence back. Left lands for Brook. Spence rips him to the body. Lead right lands for Brook. Spence pressing the action. Spence landing some hard body shots. 1-2 lands for Brook. Uppercut from Brook. Jab lands for Brook. Right lands for Spence. Another good body shot lands for Spence. Right and a left lands for Spence. Brook digs to the body. Right lands for Brook upstairs. HARD left hand lands for Spence. Brook lands a nice uppercut. Another right from Brook backs Spence up. Jab lands for Spence. Good round. I give it to Spence.

Spence 57 Brook 57

ROUND 7
Right to the body from Brook, but he eats a left from Spence. Jab lands for Spence. HARD body shot lands for Spence. Brook backs him up to the ropes and lands some rights. They trade on the inside. They trade jabs. Spence lands a left. Jab lands for Spence. Brook digs a good right to the body. Brook walking him down now. Spence lands some shots on the inside. Right lands for Brook. 1-2 from Spence. Round to Spence.

Spence 67 Brook 66

ROUND 8
Spence fires his jab. Spence digs to the body. Brook lands an uppercut. Left hand from Spence backs Brook up. Brook lands a right. Two rights land for Brook. Another good combo from Brook backs Spence up. Right lands for Brook. Spence digs a left to the body. Right land for Spence. Left hook lands for Brook. Spence digs a left hook to the body. Right lands for Brook. Spence lands a left upstairs. Good 1-2 lands for Spence. Chopping right lands for Brook. 1-2 lands for Spence. Straight right lands for Brook. Brook backs him up to  the ropes. Close round. I give it to Spence.

Spence 77 Brook 75

ROUND 9
1-2 lands for Brook to start the round. Spence digs some hard shots to the body. Again. Left lands for Brook. They trade on the inside, but it's Spence that is landing the harder shots. A break in the action to put tape on Brook's glove. They left eye of Brook starting to swell. Nice shot lands for Spence. Brook digs a right to the body. Spence walking him down. Right lands for Spence. Left lands for Spence. Brook starting to get a little sloppy in there. HARD right uppercut lands for Spence. Spence rips him to the body with a multi-punch combo. Brook starting to slow down a lot. LEft lands for Spence. Spence works him against the ropes. Round to Spence.

Spence 87 Brook 84

ROUND 10
HARD left to the body lands for Spence. Right lands for Spence. Nice combo lands for Spence. Spence landing everything right now. He unloads a combo and Brook goes down and takes a knee. He takes the count. Spence jumps on him. Brook tries to tie him up. Spence walks him down and punishes him alnding monster shots. Brook fires back though and lands a left hook. Brook trying to fight back. They trade in the middle. Right lands for Spence. Again. Brook covers up against the ropes. Now Brook lands a left. Right lands for Brook. Uppercut lands for Brook, but Spence just eats it. Right lands for Brook followed by an uppercut. Both men trading shots, but it's Brook that  looks the worst for wear. Round to Spence.

Spence 97 Brook 92

ROUND 11
Spence fires his jab. Another break in the action to add tape on Brook's glove. They trade jabs. Right lands for Brook. HARD left lands for Brook. Spence eats and keeps coming. Good body shot lands for Spence. HARD combo lands for Spence. Another body shot from Spence has Brook holding on. Right hook lands for Spence. Brook getting battered in there now. Brook takes a knee and holds his eye. He's taking the count. That's it. Brook opts to stay down and get counted out.

THE WINNER BY WAY OF KNOCKOUT...ERROL SPENCE JR.




 



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