Amir Khan

Kell Brook beat his bitter rival Amir Khan in Manchester when the referee stopped the contest in the sixth round.

Namus was fortunate to hear the bell but, within 28 seconds of round two, she was sent crashing to the canvas again before the referee brought the one-sided contest to a merciful end. They had to be separated at the bell but Brook had the look of a man who knew that he was about to dominate the rival he had despised for over a decade. But Brook went downstairs to the body in the fourth round before, with calm deliberation, he began to really open up in the fifth. Of course, Brook will almost certainly box on and said recently that he would like to fight Conor Benn next. Khan showed as much courage outside the ring when, long past midnight, he joined Brook for a shared press conference. Despite the shake of his head, it was clear that Khan had been hurt.

Amir Khan and Kell Brook are in the twilight of their professional boxing careers and legendary US champ Andre Ward believes they should both hang up their ...

I'm gonna sit down with my family and see if I want to carry on." He’s had a fantastic career, Amir Khan. He’s fought the best of the best." Froch went on to say: "I don’t like the fact that he [Brook] was called out by Chris Eubank Jr. I don’t think that’s a wise move for him. "I’m glad he was able to finish the fight on his feet. it's time for Amir Khan to go," said Ward during US commentary on Saturday evening. "His legs were gone, which means he was hurt.