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Kell Brook announces retirement from boxing as he praises Amir Khan in heartfelt message

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Sunday Telegraph. "It's a little emotional to be actually saying this out loud. My mum is relieved. I think everyone around me is pleased. "Truth is, boxing is a very very tough, dangerous sport, one in which you can be legally killed in the ring, and I've finished now with all my faculties intact."I needed the Khan fight, I needed to settle the grudge, the feud.

There is no dark feeling left in me now, I think when you have been in the ring with someone it passes, it leaves you. "Me and Amir said some words which were hateful in the build-up, but that's what happens in boxing.

But I respect him after the fight. He showed real heart in there."Brook also demanded £10million to fight Conor Benn. He became world champ in 2014 by beating Shawn Porter via a majority decision.He had three successful defences before losing to Gennady Golovkin and then dropping his belt in a second successive defeat to Errol Spence Jr.This is a breaking sports story and is being constantly updated with the latest news, pictures and videos.

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