By Mark Vester

At the MEN Arena in Manchester, undefeated super middleweight prospect George Groves (11-0, 9KOs) was in the biggest hole of his career when Kenny Anderson (12-1, 8KOs) rocked him in the third round and later put him down in the same round. Groves was able to come back with shots to the body to eventually stop Anderson in the sixth, and retain his Commonwealth title.

"It wasn't too much of a crisis. He just caught me. It was a good shot. I just had to get back to my boxing. I didn't quite stick to my boxing, but I showed that I can outstrength a strong guy and dig deep and get a knockout when I need it," Groves said.

Groves' trainer Adam Booth was very upset with his boxer. He wanted him to box for the entire fight. Groves walked away from their strategy and slugged away, which nearly cost him the fight in the third. He said Groves needs to learn how to stick to a gameplan.

"George started slugging with a slugger. Kenny Anderson is a strong man, probably one of the strongest at super middleweight. George loves to trade-up. Even when he's in the gym with David Haye. He needs to learn about sticking to the gameplan. He learned just like Haye did against Carl Thompson, but tonight he got the win," Booth said.