Kell Brook has revealed he thought he was 'never going to walk again ' after he was almost stabbed to death during a holiday in Tenerife . The Sheffield-born boxer needed life-saving surgery after his thighs were sliced open by a fellow Brit he had met in a bar hours before the attack . Brook will step back into the ring on Saturday , just six months after the traumatic event back in September 2014 , when he goes toe-to-toe with Jo Jo Dan . Kell Brook will return to the ring on Saturday , six months after he was stabbed during a holiday in Tenerife . Brook , pictured in September , thought he was 'never going to walk again ' following the attack . The world welterweight champion , speaking of his upcoming comeback , told the Independent on Sunday : ' I thought I might never walk again , let alone box . 'But thanks to those guys [ the physio team at Sheffield United ] I am great , very fit and healthy . My leg is bang on fine . ' The 28-year-old said he feared for his life after the incident and his life was 'flashing in front of ' him as his leg was pouring with blood after the frenzied attack . He added : 'The attack was unprovoked . One minute we were chatting , the next I was being macheted up . There was blood squirting out of my leg . ' I could see death , my life flashing in front of me . He stood over me shouting and swearing and I scrambled away . 'All I remember is thinking about my daughter and that I needed to get away from this ; there was so much blood , I was covered in it . I really feared for my life . ' The 28-year-old boxer will be hoping to extend his unbeaten run when he takes on Jo Jo Dan .
BrookKell Brook was attacked by a random Brit during holiday in Tenerife . World welterweight champion Kell Brook needed life-saving surgery . The 28-year-old will make his boxing comeback on Saturday .