Kell Brook is closing in on a World title shot after becoming the first man to stop tough Pole Rafal Jackiewicz in the sixth round of their world title eliminator clash on Saturday night at the Ponds Forge International Arena in Sheffield. The unbeaten Welterweight star promised an X-Factor performance and delivered exactly that – a punch-perfect display that sent a message out that the 25 year-old is ready to announce himself on the big stage.

“I'm in that elite league now – I'm headlining sold-out hometown shows and I've got the sponsorship deals rolling in, only good things can happen from now on.

Brook’s promoter Eddie Hearn said that the next move for Brook could be an outing on the undercard of stablemate Carl Froch’s super middleweight unification fight and Super Six final against Andre Ward on December 17 in Atlantic City.

“The people that matter in America are very impressed with Kell,” said Hearn. “Kell is so special that whilst he doesn't want to take his time, while you've got something this good you don't mess it up. You make sure you do the right things, at the right time and you make the correct decision for Kell. After that performance on Saturday, I don't think there are many Welterweights out there that Kell can't live with right now.

“He was a little bit of a rabbit in the headlights in the sell-out hometown show against tough World class opponent Lovemore N'dou live on Sky, it was a big step for him but since then he's grown into a superstar and he's definitely come of age now.

“If we can get a fight in Atlantic City on December 17 it would just be a “welcome to America” fight for Kell, but for the next big step early in 2012, which I'd like to be in the Sheffield Arena, it needs to be a big fight, and by that I mean a world title fight or a Paul Malignaggi, a Mike Jones or a Devon Alexander.”