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Amir Khan lays into Kell Brook in Twitter rant

Published 16:37 22 Jan 2016 GMT

Updated 16:41 22 Jan 2016 GMT

Kevin Beirne
Amir Khan lays into Kell Brook in Twitter rant

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We think it's fair to say that Amir Khan is annoyed he doesn't get to fight Kell Brook.

The Olympic silver medallist has been gunning for Brook's  IBF welterweight belt for some time now, but he'll have to wait a bit longer now after Brook announced his next opponent would be Canadian Kevin Bizier. Khan has not taken the news well, and decided to share his thoughts on the fight with his Twitter followers. https://twitter.com/AmirKingKhan/status/690479525059248129 First he stood up against accusations that his 'middle men' were getting in the way of big fights with the likes of Manny Pacquiao, saying he was willing to fight anyone but he was passed over for other options. That's not too unusual, but it's the rant against Brook which caught our attention, as he called out Sheffield native Brook on his failure to challenge himself against https://twitter.com/AmirKingKhan/status/690549582854504448 https://twitter.com/AmirKingKhan/status/690550678511599616 https://twitter.com/AmirKingKhan/status/690551528319537153

Khan then staked his claim as the number one challenger in the division.

https://twitter.com/AmirKingKhan/status/690552194697920512 https://twitter.com/AmirKingKhan/status/690552267729149953 https://twitter.com/AmirKingKhan/status/690552385392021504

Khan clearly isn't impressed with the fighters he's been overlooked for...

https://twitter.com/AmirKingKhan/status/690552935458193413

But hints that he's used to the disappointment by now...

https://twitter.com/AmirKingKhan/status/690553112453595136

Then came the mic drop...

https://twitter.com/AmirKingKhan/status/690553772980998144
Amir Khan lays into Kell Brook in Twitter rant