By Jake Donovan

Kell Brook and Kevin Bizier easily made weight ahead of their welterweight title fight Saturday evening at Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England. 

Both boxers were well within the 147-pound welterweight limit. Sheffield's own Brook tipped the scales at a ripped 146.4 lbs., while Bizier - who hails from Quebec, Canada - weighed in at a finely tuned 146.2 lbs. 

The bout will air live during primetime on Sky Sports in the UK.

Brook (35-0, 24KOs) attempts the second defense of the welterweight strap he acquired in a 12-round decision win over then-unbeaten titlist Shawn Porter in Aug. '14. The high point of his career was followed by a horrific moment in his life, as he the victim of a machete attack while on vacation in Tenerife last September.

The wounds suffered put him on the injured list for the remainder of the year, enjoying a triumphant ring return in this very venue last March - exactly 52 weeks ago to the day of Saturday's fight. His first defense came in the form of a 4th round knockout of mandatory challenger Jo Jo Dan, who earned the title fight with a pair of wins over Bizier, including a 12-round split decision in Dec. '14.

Brook's lone other title defense came last May, scoring a 6th round stoppage of Frankie Gavin. Efforts were made to face Argentina's Diego Chaves last October, but Brook suffered an untimely injury, leaving him with just two fights in a water-treading 2015 campaign. 

Bizier (25-2, 17KOs) rebounded with two losses to Dan with a pair of victories in 2015. Propelling him back to the title picture was a career-best performance in a shockingly one-sided 10th round injury stoppage of previously unbeaten Fredrick Lawson last November in Miami, Florida. 

The victory over Lawson served as Bizier's debut in the United States. Saturday's showdown with Brook marks his first career title fight as well as his first pro ring appearance in the United Kingdom,  

Jake Donovan is the managing editor of krikya360.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox