KELL BROOK is in line for a shock crack at Welterweight world champion Terence Crawford in November.
The Brit only returned to the ring following a 14-month lay-off in February to knock out Mark DeLuca in Sheffield.
Before that, the 33-year-old last fought in December 2018, but now could be set for a huge clash against pound-for-pound king Crawford.
Special K had labelled long-term rival Amir Khan a “waste of time” after losing faith in a fight between the pair materialising.
And WBO champion Crawford’s promoter Bob Arum revealed to The Athletic that Brook was being lined up as challenger.
The report adds that Manny Pacquiao also remains in talks but an agreement has not been reached.
Eight-division champ Pacquiao, 41, currently holds the WBA super welterweight title, winning it after inflicting Keith Thurman’s first ever loss in July last year.
Crawford meanwhile became the undisputed lightweight champion in 2017 before moving up to claim the WBO welterweight strap a year later.
The 32-year-old has been chasing a fight against Pacquiao or WBC and IBF welterweight king Errol Spence Jr.
Yet he would be no stranger to facing British fighters should Brook be confirmed as his next opponent.
Crawford has previously beaten Ricky Burns before a bizaree sixth-round stoppage KO over Amir Khan.
Three-weight world champion Crawford was last out in December 2019 when he stopped Egidijus Kavaliauskas.
He was recently challeged by American compariot Gary Russell Jr, who claimed his camp sent a fight offer this week.
The latter said: “If the fight don’t happen, I want everybody to understand it didn’t happen because Crawford didn’t wanna make the fight.
“The ball’s in your court now, make something happen.”
Thurman, fresh from his defeat to Pacquiao, has also thrown down the gauntlet to bounce back against Crawford.
He told the Last Stand Podcast: “Send the contract, let me sign it live on IG… Don’t act like I’m gonna run from you.
“You never got respect at 147lbs. You ain’t touched Porter, Thurman, Garcia, Spence. You want it before Christmas? Merry Christmas.”
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