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IBF president Daryl Peoples said in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN, that the organization agreed to grant the request and "therefore, the IBF will call for purse bids to be held in these offices on Tuesday, February 14, 2017." Bids must be submitted by 11:45 a.m. The IBF granted the extension, sending a letter to all IBF-registered promoters on Monday to announce the delay. This is a big fight and we hope to get it done before next week's rescheduled purse bid." "We are close to a deal and both sides have requested an extension of a week," Hearn told ESPN.īrown told ESPN, "We are getting close to making a deal. Welterweight titleholder Kell Brook had surgery to repair an eye injury suffered in a September fight. They have made enough progress that both sides felt like it was better to seek a postponement of the purse bid rather than have to hurry through the rest of the talks to have a deal done by Tuesday afternoon.

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn, who represents Brook, has been locked in negotiations with TGB Promotions boss Tom Brown, who is representing Spence. Welterweight titleholder Kell Brook was not joking around when he said he wanted to return to 147 pounds and defend his belt against dangerous mandatory challenger Errol Spence Jr.Ī purse bid for the fight, which was scheduled to take place Tuesday afternoon at IBF headquarters in Springfield, New Jersey, was postponed on Monday for one week at the request of both camps.