Hero's welcome for boxing champ Brook

Hundreds of fans have turned out to congratulate new world boxing champion Kell Brook in his home city of Sheffield.

Kell thanked the crowd for their support, before signing autographs and posing for photos. The boxer took the IBF Welterweight title from Shawn Porter at the weekend:

Brendan Ingle, who runs the gym at which Kell Brook trains in Sheffield, says he expected the boxer to win the IBF world welterweight title. He was watching the fight last night and says he was impressed with the performance:

Sheffield boxer Kell Brook is celebrating becoming the IBF world welterweight champion after beating Shaun Porter in California. His win now sets up the potential for a domestic tussle against Amir Khan with both men eventually eyeing a bout against pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather who holds the WBC and WBA straps.

Read review of fight between Kell Brook and Shawn Porter

Amir Khan later told BBC Radio Five Live that he would be up for a fight against Kell Brook describing it as the fight UK fans want to see and one which they have been talking about for a long time.

Sheffield boxer Kell Brook has tweeted his reaction to beating Shawn Porter in California to take the IBF world welterweight title:

The early rounds between Sheffield's Kell Brook and Shawn Porter were tight affairs with Porter showing more aggression getting forward but Brook getting the better shots in and using the jab.

Brook was cut at the end of second but the wound did not appear to be deep and the 28-year-old gave a good showing in the third but Porter was still looking the busier despite not particularly troubling his opponent. Porter sustained a cut at the end of the sixth and Brook rocked the American with a big uppercut in the closing stages of the next with the Briton beginning to look on top in the middle stages.

Brook was now the aggressor, taking the fight to his opponent at every opportunity, perhaps sensing that he would have to impress to be handed a points decision in Porter's home country. And so it proved, with the judges handing Brook the decision as the Yorkshireman improved his record to 33-0 and inflicted a first professional defeat on Porter.

Kell Brook is the new IBF welterweight champion after claiming a majority decision over Shawn Porter in Carson, California.

The fighter from Sheffield had been waiting 18 months for his title shot after seeing three clashes with Devon Alexander fall through, with Porter taking advantage to defeat Alexander and claim the belt. But Brook took his chance when it came in a tight and, at times, untidy clash with the judges handing him the contest 114-114, 117-111, 116-112.

The World Title challenge bout this weekend could be Kell Brook's best chance at holding the belt according to his coach.

Brook initially planned to fight Devon Alexander almost two years ago, but the clash was cancelled twice.

Since then, Alexander was beaten by Shawn Porter and Brook's coach Dominic Ingle says his man can not leave anything in the ring:

After nearly two years Kell Brook is now just a day away from his chance to claim the IBF World Title.

John Shires has spent time with the Sheffield fighter as he makes the final preparations for the fight in California: