Kell Brook still chasing top names despite first defeat

Sheffield's world boxing champion Kell Brook says he's still chasing the top names in the sport despite suffering the first defeat of his professional career in September.

The IBF world welterweight champion, who helped open the the newly revamped Wisewood Sports Centre in Sheffield today, insists his spirited defeat to double world middleweight champion Gennedy Golovkin has given him a hunger to take on the best boxers in the world.

Meanwhile a sports centre which underwent a near-£1m transformation has been officially opened to the public by the Sheffield champion boxer.

Wisewood Sports Centre, in Laird Road, Wadsley, has been overhauled by operator Places for People Leisure , which also runs Sheffield’s newly-built leisure centres at Graves and Thorncliffe.

The old gym floor has been expanded to four times its original size and has brand-new equipment, while the changing rooms, reception area and fitness studio have also undergone a facelift.

Fitness classes on offer include Pilates, yoga and circuit training. There are also netball sessions, health walks, a 3G football pitch and courts for badminton and table tennis.

At an event earlier today, a plaque was unveiled by Kell Brook and the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Councillor Denise Fox, to mark the opening of the new centre.