Amir Khan has stepped inside the ring to take on his long time rival Kell Brook in a twelve round bout at the AO Arena in Manchester. Consequently, fans present in the arena are highly excited as these two rivals take on after decades of bad blood.
However, the ring walkouts of both these British boxers was delayed by 20 minutes due to a dispute between King Khan and The Special One’s camps backstage. Apparently, Kell Brook’s camp had an issue with Khan’s hand wraps.
Delay being caused by Brook camp having an issue with Khan’s hand wraps. Gamesmanship to the end. #boxing #KhanBrook
— Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) February 19, 2022
Last-minute gloves dispute going on backstage prior to Amir Khan vs Kell Brook, Sky announce live on air. Said to be “on Brook’s side”.
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) February 19, 2022
Kell Brook changes his gloves in the ring after a backstage dispute
After the backstage dispute between the two camps was resolved, Kell Brook walked out to his trademark “All of the lights” and made his way into the ring. What surprised everybody was witnessing Kell Brook change his gloves inside the ring. Several boxing fans took to social media to express their opinion, as color commentators also expressed their confusion.
Wow, Kell Brook changing gloves in the ring following the pre-fight dispute. Amir Khan now making his ring walk.
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) February 19, 2022
What a shithouse khan is to have brook change gloves in the ring…never seen that in years of watching boxing #pathetic #KhanBrook
— Ian Smith (@wolfeysmith) February 19, 2022
Brook’s change of gloves was quite unusual and it surprised many presents inside the Machester Arena in England. The reason behind the change of gloves is unknown as of now but it would be interesting to see how the response is going to be regarding the incident.
Kell Brook: “I even had to put different gloves on in the ring. That doesn’t happen. I done all the things they wanted me to do and I still took him apart… They tried to get into my head. I even had someone knocking on my hotel door at 3/4am this morning to disrupt my sleep.”
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) February 19, 2022
Kell Brook said after the end of the fight, calling it an attempt from Amir Khan’s side to gain a mental edge. Brook made further accusations and complained about someone knocking on his hotel door during the early morning.