George Groves hopes to be third time lucky in his upcoming super middleweight title challenger versus defending champ Badou Jack. The two collide on September 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, serving in supporting capacity to Floyd Mayweather’s billed swan song versus Andre Berto.
Two previous cracks at a championship saw Groves suffer back-to-back stoppage losses to countryman Carl Froch in England. Their first fight in Nov. ‘13 ended under dubious circumstances, with the then-unbeaten Groves well ahead but running into trouble in the 9th round only for referee Howard John Foster to develop an itchy trigger finger in prematurely stopping the contest.
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Two previous cracks at a championship saw Groves suffer back-to-back stoppage losses to countryman Carl Froch in England. Their first fight in Nov. ‘13 ended under dubious circumstances, with the then-unbeaten Groves well ahead but running into trouble in the 9th round only for referee Howard John Foster to develop an itchy trigger finger in prematurely stopping the contest.
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