As far as Kell Brook is concerned, his animus for Amir Khan is back in full force.
British welterweights Brook and Amir were bitter rivals throughout their careers, but they made peace after their highly anticipated showdown one year ago in which Sheffield’s Brook stopped Bolton’s Amir in six rounds.
Yet it appears their bonhomie will no longer be mutual, as it was revealed by United Kingdom Anti-Doping that Amir had tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug in a test that was administered after his fight with Brook last year. UKAD slapped Amir with a backdated two-yearn ban. However, Amir is retired, and he reiterated that he has no intention of fighting again.
Now Brook wants more than just a suspension levied on Amir; he wants his adversary to be punished financially.
“Just ‘cause he’s retired doesn’t mean that I’m out of the game,” Brook told iFL TV. “At the end of the day, he was cheating. [Khan is] going to have to pay a hefty fine so that it’s a thing where fighters shouldn’t even think about doing.
“Of course, he should be paying for this. At the end of the day, as much as this is bad publicity for him, he needs to pay financially. He needs to let everyone out there you can’t just fight and then get caught and you’re retired that there is no punishment. Of course, he should.”
Brook said Amir deserves to live out the rest of his life with people questioning the merits and achievements of his career.
Brook wants Amir to face ‘hefty fine’ over positive drug test
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