KELL BROOK demanded a staggering PS10million in order to fight Conor Benn. Amir Khan is also asking for a large fee.
After defeating Khan in February, Sheffield welterweight Brook is now on cloud nine.
Conor Benn is linked to blockbuster fights against Kell Brook
He plans to cash in on the fight with Chris Eubank Jr., the Bolton ace, or with a step up to the middleweight weight for Chris Eubank Jr.
Benn, 25, who will face Chris van Heerden April 16th, wants a big-money fight.
Brook's new going-rate will require Brook to find a matchmaker.
Eddie Hearn, promoter of the show, said: "I made an offering to Kell Brook which was more than he made for Amir Khan to fight."
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To be fair, he asked for PS10m. I was like "f *****g hell!"
"Then Khan's men came on and asked, 'How much would it cost to fight Amir?
"I offered them the same offer as Kell, and they said that Amir should get more.
"I said, "But he just lost to Kell," so everyone is mad. If Amir was going to fight again, I would be willing to take part in either of these fights.
SUN BINGO GET PS50 BONUS & 50 FREE SPINS TODAY"That's an interesting setup, as he activated the Rematch Clause.
Sky can only rematch the match if it's economically viable. They don't want it going anywhere else -- but they don’t really want it to.
"Then Amir, his lawyers, are asking me, Do you want it if Sky doesn't?' I'm like, ‘Not really’, and he's like ***!'. If the deal is good, we might try to do it.
"Amir, in my opinion, doesn't want it anyway. He pretends he wants it. I'd do Amir against Conor Benn.
Conor said, "You're 25 in such a great position." We'll wait to see what happens after 16 April."
Benn will be fighting his first leftie at the Manchester show. Hearn has been pleasantly surprised by the opposition he has encountered.
He knows that Benn is now a victim to his success.
He stated that Conor is getting everyone carried away and it's a right thing. He still has a lot of work ahead of him, in my opinion.
"He has never boxed a Southpaw in his entire career. This is a very dangerous fight.
These fights are necessary to be able to compete against champions. It's a great fight. Van Heerden is tough as nails.
"I told Conor that he should consider it a huge compliment that people think Van Heerden against you is a mismatch. Because I don't believe it is. You were a ***! a year ago
"After this fight you must jump in at the end. It could be Brook, Khan or Adrien Broner. These are the fights that he's going have.
"He has to win but it's a very difficult fight."
