Kell Brook has declared that he will put Conor Benn "straight to sleep" after the pair had an heated altercation in Dublin over the weekend.
The former world champion hung up his gloves last year, but is keen to make a comeback against Benn, particular following the pair's incident in Ireland. However, the bout would likely need to take place outside of the UK given that his rival has no British licence following his failed drugs tests last year ahead of his doomed fight with Chris Eubank Jr.
But that hasn't dampened Brook's interest in fighting Benn, telling IFL TV that he is keen to make a bout happen. The pair had to be separated at ringside ahead of Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron at the 3Arena on Saturday night, with neither wanting to step away.
“I’m having an interview and he bumped into me. He wanted to get a reaction and he got it,” Brook said. “We can do it wherever he wants to do it. I'll put him straight to sleep, straight to kip little boy. That's what will happen. He’s got a bigger fish to fry. He’s banned or whatever he has to deal with, I don't even know.
"If he can get cleared and be able to fight under the British Boxing Board, of course, we could make that fight happen. I think people got juices flowing for that fight with me and him. It's hard - I love the game and it gets the juices going, I feel it with Katie Taylor fighting and hearing the fans it is hard to walk away.
"Especially after the last performance, but there's these kind of fights that will get me out of retirement like Conor Benn, Liam Smith, Eubank's in the mix, Keith Thurman. It's not just Conor Benn, if the fans want exciting fights then we'll put certain names together and if I hear certain things from the people I need to hear from then you could get me out of retirement."
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Brook dominated Amir Khan back in February of last year after a lengthy build-up, with the pair's bout selling a massive number of pay-per-views for Sky Sports. But he decided to retire, and after learning that Khan failed a pre-fight drugs test, he is open to stepping back in the ring once more.
Benn has vowed to stop him within the opening two rounds, but Brook sees it very differently, adding: "I will hurt him, I will physically hurt him. What can I say? They're the young kids coming through thinking they can test us? I've got many miles, I can pop, I can fight, I've got experience and I know my way around the ring.
"I've had 43 fights and I can do the job. I've only lost to the best in the world pound-for-pound, Golovkin at middleweight, Spence and Crawford. He's been put down by a journeyman. He's not boxed no-one. Chris Algieri? He couldn't put his fist through an A4 piece of paper. I will hurt you.”
