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SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Kell Brook kept his IBF welterweight title and remained unbeaten by stopping Canadian challenger Kevin Bizier in the second round on Saturday.
Brook (36-0, 25 KO) started his first fight in 10 months with a barrage that bloodied the overmatched Bizier (25-3), then knocked him down twice in the second round, which was stopped 45 seconds from the end.
Brook completed a third successful title defense to the joy of his hometown supporters in Sheffield, while Bizier lost inside the distance for the first time.
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