Bramall Lane, Sheffield - For the vacant WBA super middleweight title, George Groves (26-3, 19 KOs) stopped Fedor Chudinov (14-2, 10 KOs) in six rounds to finally become a world champion.

This was the fourth attempt for a world title for Groves, who lost in previous attempts against Carl Froch (twice) and Badou Jack. Chudinov, a former WBA champion, lost a controversial decision in the rematch with Felix Sturm, who also failed a drug test after the fight.

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At the star, Chudinov was coming forward, using a jab to work his way in. Groves was using a very fast jab and landing accurate shots as Chudinov was coming forward. Groves hands were a lot faster but Chudinov was able to take the incoming shots and continued to come forward. A right hand from Chudinov may have rattled Groves a little, but he battled right back with some quick punches. 

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Chudinov came out firing at the start of the second, pressing and pushing Groves back. Chudinov was making in a rough fight on the inside. Groves was blasting away with counters, but Chudinov kept coming and throwing and walking through any counters.

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A rough inside fight at the start of the third. Both fighters had their moments, with Groves doing good work on the inside and unloading with nice shots from mid-range. By the fourth, Chudinov's face was already bruising up. There may have been a clash of heads as a cut opened up around the left eye of Groves and he was pawing at the eye. He unloading with some hard shots on Chudinov, who continued to come forward. Groves was also landing hard to the body and then pounding to the head.

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Chudinov back with the pressure in round five. He was starting to land more punches, but Groves continued to connect with the harder punches when they traded. In the sixth, Groves was unloading with huge shots and had Chudinov hurt and in big trouble. Chudinov was not firing back and the referee was forced to step in to wave off the contest.

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