George Groves: record, next fight and profile →
German super middleweight Denis Radovan (8-0) is heading for the UK to spar with WBA champion George Groves as he prepares for the upcoming semi-final in the World Boxing Super Series Tournament against IBO champ Chris Eubank Jr. on February 17.
Veteran trainer Joe Gallagher is really looking forward to the super middleweight showdown between WBA world champion George Groves (27-3, 20 KOs) and IBO champ Chris Eubank Jr. (26-1,20 KOs), which is set to take place at the Manchester Arena on February 17. That contest is the first semi-final bout in the World Boxing Super Series super middleweight tournament.
Among the things James DeGale wants to do Saturday night is to remind fans in his homeland that he is boxing’s best super middleweight. Rival George Groves believes he has earned that distinction. DeGale dismissed that contention in the buildup toward his first fight in nearly 11 months, a defense of his IBF 168-pound championship Saturday night against American Caleb Truax at Copper Box Arena in London.
On February 17th at the Manchester Arena, an Ali Trophy semi-final bout will take place in the super middleweight edition of the World Boxing Super Series between WBA champion George Groves (27-3, 20 KOs) and IBO champion Chris Eubank Jr. (26-1, 20 KOs). 28-year-old Eubank Jr. went to Stuttgart in Germany on October 7 and produced a clinical display at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle to stop Turkish Avni Yildirim inside three rounds.
He’s not Jamie Cox. That was among the messages Chris Eubank Jr. delivered to George Groves at a recent press conference. Groves knocked out Cox to reach the semifinals of the World Boxing Super Series’ super middleweight tournament, but Eubank promised Groves he is in for a far different fight when they met face-to-face during a press conference in Manchester, England.
Chris Eubank rose to his feet to defend family honour when George Groves lit the fuse for his super-middleweight clash with Chris Eubank Jr by questioning his opponent’s pedigree. Tickets for the World Boxing Super Series semi-final at the Manchester Arena on February 17 sold out in seven minutes and the domestic rivals exchanged verbal blows at a press conference in central London on Tuesday.
As good as Chris Eubank Jr. has looked in his recent fights, George Groves believes they’re operating on different levels. That’s why Groves is so confident he’ll beat Eubank in their February 17 fight in Manchester, England. Both boxers discussed their much-anticipated domestic showdown Tuesday during a press conference in Manchester for their World Boxing Super Series semifinal matchup at Manchester Arena.
Heated words were exchanged at the kickoff press conference before the Ali Trophy semi-final bout between WBA Super World Champion George Groves (27-3, 20 KOs) and IBO-Champ Chris Eubank Jr. (26-1,20 KOs) at the Manchester Arena on February 17, 2018.
Groves vs. Eubank Press Conference Photos Gallery - It took seven minutes to sell out the Ali Trophy semi-final bout between WBA Super World Champion George Groves (27-3, 20 KOs) and IBO-Champ Chris Eubank Jr. (26-1,20 KOs) at the Manchester Arena on February 17, 2018. Europe’s largest purpose-built indoor arena will be at capacity to witness what promises to be the biggest Super Middleweight night in years.
It took seven minutes to sell out the Ali Trophy semi-final bout between WBA Super World Champion George Groves (27-3, 20 KOs) and IBO-Champ Chris Eubank Jr. (26-1,20 KOs) at the Manchester Arena on February 17, 2018. Europe’s largest purpose-built indoor arena will be at capacity to witness what promises to be the biggest Super Middleweight night in years.