Amir Khan vs Kell Brook set to finally take place early next year

Khan says there is now 'nothing to stop' the bout taking place

Amir Khan after defeating Samuel Vargas in September

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Amir Khan’s long-awaited clash with Kell Brook is finally set to be confirmed after the bitter rivals agreed to meet at the welterweight limit.

Khan has said there is now “nothing can stop” the fight from taking place which is expected to be announced for a date in January or February next year on Sky Sports Box Office.

"He's agreed to be 147," Khan told Sky Sports. "And also to have a rehydration clause of 10lbs. I'm happy with that.

Amir Khan was dropped by Samuel Vargas in September

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"If he's happy to take that, so am I. That fight can happen then 147 it is, and we're with the same promotional team, so that makes the fight even easier. Let's see what happens.

"It’s a fight I would love to have, and I think it would make a lot of money financially for both fighters, but at the same time it would be a massive fight in the UK. It's a fight that the fans want. Why not make it happen?

The domestic dust-up had been mooted for a number of years before both boxers were on the wrong end of stoppage losses.

Khan was knocked out by WBC & WBA Middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez in 2016 and Brook has been stopped by both Gennady Golovkin and Errol Spence Jr. in the last two years.

But this year Khan announced he was teaming up with Eddie Hearn after returning from his stint on I'm a celebrity, get me out of here! meaning their problematic promotional differences could be set aside.

Kell Brook makes his super-welterweight debut this evening

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Brook stepped up to the 154lbs division on the back of his defeat to Spence but has agreed to return to welterweight and adhere to a rehydration limit to prevent him dramatically increasing in size on the night of the fight.

The fight was originally thought to be planned for December 15th, but that blueprint was derailed after a packed pay-per-view month which will see bouts between Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury, Josh Warrington vs Carl Frampton, Rocky Fielding vs Canelo Alvarez and possibly a rematch between Dillian Whyte vs Dereck Chisora.

Khan last fought in September when he defeated Samuel Vargas by unanimous points decision after suffering a knockdown scare in the second round while Brook last fought in March when he wiped out Siarhei Rabchanka in just two rounds.