Floyd Mayweather Jr: 'Amir Khan should fight Kell Brook'

Floyd Mayweather Jr. celebrates after defeating Marcos Maidana by majority decision in their WBC/WBA welterweight unification fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 3, 2014
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Floyd Mayweather Jr says that an all-British welterweight showdown between Kell Brook and Amir Khan would be a "good fight" for fans in the United Kingdom.

Floyd Mayweather Jr has suggested that Amir Khan should agree to face long-term rival Kell Brook in the summer.

Khan's team and Brook's representative Eddie Hearn are currently locked in talks regarding a showdown at Wembley Stadium on June 4, but as of yet, a deal is yet to be completed.

WBC champion Danny Garcia is another option for Khan, but Mayweather, who retired in September, feels that a bout between Khan and Brook would be "a good fight".

The 38-year-old told FightHype.com: "It's crazy how fighters seem to forget. This is the same fighter that was working in the boxing gym with my uncle Roger some years back and I was trying to help give him some pointers.

"I think he's a really, really good fighter. I think Danny Garcia is a very good fighter. I think right now for boxing, for the UK fans, Kell Brook and Amir Khan would be a good fight. Kell Brook, he's a guy that everyone is sleeping on."

Khan is due to return to the ring in March, as is Brook, who defends his IBF title against Kevin Bizier on March 26.

Promoter Eddie Hearn (l) and James DeGale (r) speak at a press conference to announce that Matchroom Boxing has signed James DeGale at Trinity House on April 10, 2014
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