Kell Brook appears keen to return to the ring for the first time since his sixth-round knockout win over Amir Khan four years ago.
He even has one comeback opponent on his mind — Chris Eubank Jr.
The prospective bout would bring together two of the most prominent names in modern British boxing, and would likely have to take place at super middleweight, considering how depleted Eubank looked during, and after, his two-fight series with Conor Benn, which was fought at middleweight with a rehydration clause imposed both times.
“I’d be very interested” to fight Eubank, Brook told Boxing King Media.
Eubank, 36, has boxed mostly domestic rivals having lost to Billy Joe Saunders and George Groves before wins over James DeGale and Liam Smith. His first fight with Benn, last year, earned consensus Fight of the Year honors from numerous publications and award providers.
And, for Brook, it is a fight that makes sense because “we’ve had history.”
He said: “He lost his pen when he should’ve been in with [Gennadiy] Golovkin and he didn’t fancy that. I had to step in.”
For Brook, it’s time they took their “back-and-forth” from behind-the-scenes to the middle of a boxing ring.
“If they mean business, if they want it to happen, you know exactly what my fee is, you know what I want. It can happen.”
“I’m the biggest fight out there for him,” he added.
Had Eubank beaten Benn a second time he may have more options going forward, especially as he’d be one of the ideal candidates to fight Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez — particularly if the Mexican great ever wanted to box in front of a sold-out, fervent crowd at an iconic British soccer stadium like Wembley.
Eubank, now, could still fight Canelo, but the narrative suffers somewhat. Instead, he could fight Jermall Charlo, whom he has a checkered history with, or engage Brook and respond to his compatriot’s call-out.
“I’ve had fours years out since Amir Khan,” Brook said. “If he thinks that he’s still got anything, come test … we could probably come somewhere between middle and super middle[weight], we can agree.
“All we got to do is phone up, get that conversation rocking and rolling, agree on terms and everything else and we’ve got a fight, 100%.”