A video showing former world champion boxer Kell Brook sniffing white powder or coke at a party in his Sheffield house has caused a firestorm of controversy
After the video gained widespread attention, former IBF welterweight world champion Kell Brook could find himself in some serious trouble.
Kell Brook allegedly caught snorting a fat line of coke on video
It appears that the retired celebrity is consuming the powder while slouched over a coffee table in his kitchen. The 36-year-old muttered “nice” afterward, and more white powder can be seen on the table.
Turn up the lines in here babyyy, extra bright I want y’all to see this 😂😂 #kellbrook pic.twitter.com/y7AhE76FVo
— Jax (@IsaacKartel) January 29, 2023
Brook, who announced his retirement from boxing after his sensational win over Amir Khan in February of last year, wore a T-shirt depicting the legendary Joe Louis. The video showed an animated Brook shadowboxing in front of a framed picture of him with his world title belt after his 2014 victory over Shawn Porter.
#kellbrook on fight night… pic.twitter.com/edmjvnzfo7
— Nana Boa Amponsem (@julez2470) January 29, 2023
Kell Brook has a hard life outside ring
He was a great fighter, but off the mat, he struggled. Outside a Sheffield nightclub in 2007, he was stabbed in the buttocks. Also he won the IBF World Welterweight Championship in 2014 after defeating Shawn Porter in California.
However, in Tenerife, he was slashed three times with a machete and required 32 metal staples just two weeks later. A fight in 2016 left him with a damaged eye socket and a loss. Having suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result, he said, “It ruined me,” in 2020.
Who is Kell Brook? All about his career and life!
Born on May 3, 1986, Ezekiel Kell Brook is a former British boxer who competed professionally from 2004 to 2022. From 2014 through 2017, he was the IBF welterweight champion. And in 2016, he made an unsuccessful bid to unify the middleweight division. In the provincial scene, he was a multiple-time welterweight champion, including the 2008-2010 British champion. The Ring magazine named Brook the greatest active welterweight in the world in May of 2017.
At the age of 12, Brook began training with Brendan Ingle for his first amateur bout. He finished his amateur career with a record of 31 wins and 36 losses. And with two titles from the Amateur Boxing Association of England, two titles from the National Association of Boys Clubs, and a gold medal from the 4 Nations. Naseem Hamed, who Brook and Ingle both trained at the Wincobank gym, was an early influence on Brook.
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