IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook is currently "stable" after being stabbed in his left leg while on holiday in Tenerife.

The 28-year-old was left hospitalised following the incident which took place earlier today.

A spokesman for Spain's Guardia Civil told PA: "This morning a 28-year-old British man was stabbed at Golf del Sur in San Miguel de Abona.

"He was stabbed in the left leg and is hospitalized. He lost a lot of blood. There are no arrests at this time and the Guardia Civil are investigating."

Brook's promoters Matchroom added that the boxer was "stable", but no further details on his condition have yet been given.