KELL BROOK saved himself a whopping £100,000 by making the catchweight limit for his domestic dust-up with Amir Khan – who he had to be separated from after a fiery final face-off.
The 35-year-old pair stepped on the scales in front of a packed crowd at Manchester’s Exchange Hall on Friday afternoon ahead of Saturday’s Battle of Britain.
Former IBF welterweight king Brook took to the scales first and came in UNDER the 149lbs catchweight limit, coming in at a lean and mean 148lbs.
Special K would’ve breathed a huge sigh of relief as he would’ve been fined £100K if he missed weight.
Khan soon followed after and hit the welterweight championship limit of 147lbs.
One last face-off ensued after the final formality, and it didn’t disappoint.
A fired-up Brook roared in Khan’s face, although former unified light-welterweight champ Khan remained cool, calm and collected.
Security eventually had to separate the pair and Khan left the face-off with a wry smile on his face.
Neither man was interviewed by Sky Sports after their successful weigh-ins, much to the disappointment of the fans in attendance.
And SunSport understands the British Boxing Board of Control had a say in that after being embarrassed by the previous day’s shenanigans.
Brook did, however, speak backstage, where he claimed he wasn’t at all worried about the weight cut.
He told Sky Sports: “I was half-a-pound under, I have been doing the weight nicely, like I have told everybody all along.
“The weight was never going to be a problem because this is a fight I can get up for, easily.
“Now I have made the weight I can refuel and be cool, calm and collected on the night.
“I have to stick to my game-plan and do my business. I am firing on all cylinders.”
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