James DeGale May Vacate if Groves Won't Budge

The 2008 Olympic gold medallist captured the domestic super-middleweight belt in just his ninth paid fight when he stopped Scouser Paul Smith in December.

But DeGale, 25 may relinquish the belt and move on to bigger titles if a showdown with fellow Londoner Groves cannot be arranged next.

He said: “I’m not too sure if the Groves fight will happen, hopefully it does. I want to win the Lonsdale belt outright by defending the British title three times but, domestically, who is there for me to fight?”