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Kell Brook will earn Amir Khan 'respect' and deliver on 19-year Brendan Ingle prophecy
Kell Brook believed he could beat Amir Khan from the moment his mentor Brendan Ingle told him he would as a teenager.Now the Sheffield star is ready to fulfil the late Ingle’s prophecy and finally earn the respect from Khan he has always craved.The pair will meet in the ring at Manchester Arena tonight to end their long-running feud.Famed Irish-born trainer Ingle - who helped Prince Naseem Hamed become a superstar - first predicted ‘Special One’ Brook would topple the Bolton fighter back in 2005 when he was just 18.Now, with both fighters at 35, Brook is ready to deliver on the promise.“Whatever Brendan said to me I believed,” said Brook, who is now trained by Ingle’s son Dom.“He’s my hero, Brendan Ingle.“He’s said that, but I grew up with confidence because I was a winner. I’ve always believed I have the beating of him.