Shawn Porter and Kell Brook want the biggest fights possible.
They know that the winner of their Aug. 16 clash could have ?the key to Fort Knox? as Brook put it.
The unbeaten welterweights spoke to reporters during a national conference call on Monday in advance of Porter?s IBF title defense against Brook at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
?All of the experience that I?ve had as a pro has gotten me to the point where I am right now where I just feel very comfortable and I feel very excited about my matches, and I?m excited through camp. I think that I?m in my prime. I think that maybe my biggest motivation is maybe my dad and my family,? said Porter, 26, who is managed and trained by his father, Kenny Porter.
?My dad is with me all the time, and he pushes me, and we train year-round. We?re going hard in camp right now, and we?re six weeks out now. I train hard all day, every day, and I hardly take any time off. After a fight, I?m right back at it because this is what I love to do and you have to be prepared at all times.?
Porter (24-0-1, 15 knockouts) is coming off a fourth-round stoppage of two-division titlist Paulie Malignaggi in April that followed his unanimous decision over Devon Alexander for the belt in December.
Brook (32-0, 22 KOs) will be after his fifth consecutive stoppage win when he faces Porter, his past three victories coming in the eighth round over Carson Jones in July 2013, the fourth over former titleholder Vyacheslav Senchenko in October and Alvaro Robles in the eighth in March.
?I?m more than ready for this opportunity. He looked good in his defense against Malignaggi. He took care of him like no one has ever done before,? said Brook, 28.
?So he?s proven that he?s a worthy champion, and here we are again. I think that I?m more than ready for this fight. As the record shows, I?m 32-0 and I?m coming over there and give it my all.?
Brook will be making only his second-ever appearance on American soil, having debuted with a fifth-round stoppage of Luis Galarza in December 2011 in Atlantic City.
?I?ve boxed out there before, and we?re not thinking about it after being there,? said Brook, who expects to arrive in America on Wednesday. ?It?s just going to be me and Shawn Porter in that ring?I will have two and a half weeks before the fight.?
PORTER-BROOK TO BE RANDOMLY DRUG TESTED BY UCLA UNDER THE CALIFORNIA COMMISSION
Porter and Brook agreed to be randomly drug tested, according to Golden Boy Vice President and matchmaker, Eric Gomez. Gomez said that the UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory is expected to begin its random analytical testing in association with The California State Athletic Commission.
?The fight was originally supposed to be Sept. 6. In order to use USADA, they need at least six weeks to get all the required documents and testing done,? said Gomez, referring to the United States Anti-Doping Agency.
?When the date changed to Aug. 16, there wasn?t enough time. We then, collectively [Golden Boy Promotions and Matchroom Sport,] agreed to have the California State Athletic Commission handle the testing. UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory through the Department of Consumer Affairs will handle the testing for us. They start testing this week.?
