“There’s some massive news about to drop. Yeah, I’m coming back,” Brook said to talkSPORT Boxing. “Back in the professional ring. Boxing Board of Control. Me in there again.”

Brook says the fight is nearly finalized and will happen before the end of 2026. When Eubank’s name was put to him, he initially responded, “Who knows, brother? Who knows?” before conceding, “It could be.” He said an announcement will come soon.

A Brook-Eubank fight would be built heavily around nostalgia. The former champion hasn’t competed since stopping Amir Khan in six rounds in February 2022, another all-British fight that arrived ma