Sharing after the defeat of Kell Brook, Amir Khan said: “The possibility of my standard now is no longer the same. My reflexes are slow. The speed of the attacks I launched is still, but the reflexes before the punch that Kell Brook launched was clearly slow. It was a signal for me at this time.
In the match against Kell Brook, Amir Khan soon suffered from the first half. He constantly received heavenly punches from Kell Brook. The Thuong Dai at the age of 35, after nearly 3 years did not clearly compete greatly affecting the performance of Khan. Only miracles will help him survive the fourth and 5th half, but the fact that Brook speeds up in the 6th half has caused Khan to stop the game earlier than expected.
In the 6th half, Brook constantly launched the punch straight into Khan's face. Feeling that Khan could not continue playing anymore with his trembling legs, the referee decided to end the match. Brook won the technique Knock out, a victory closed 17 years of controversy between these two fists. Khan went down to the radio with a face full of tears, showing how heavy he suffered.
“I am very sad because of this result. He also added: “For my part, I think it's time to spend time with those who love. I don't want to risk it anymore, what makes me feel happy today is that I and Kell have safely left the stage.”
If Amir Khan declared retired, he would close 18 years of glorious play in both amateur and professional boxing. At one point, he was compared to the pride of the UK boxing box when attracting millions of views from the day he was still an amateur puncher. Khan may stop the game, but Brook has not. After the victory of Khan, Brook announced he was ready to challenge the championship in the coming time.