Boxer Kell Brook stabbed in Tenerife

Reports of the incident surfaced on Thursday, with promoters Matchroom Boxing confirming the news to Perform.

No further details have yet been released, but Brook's injuries are not thought to be severe.

The 28-year-old from Sheffield picked up the IBF welterweight belt against Shawn Porter in California last month, but the incident in the Canary Islands casts doubt over a potential defence of the title in Sheffield in December.

There are now also question marks surrounding plans for a fight against fellow British fighter Amir Khan in the near future.

Promoter Eddie Hearn had confirmed on Wednesday that discussions over the pair going toe-to-toe at Wembley in May were under way.

Brook was previously the victim of a stabbing while on a night out in Sheffield in 2007.