George Groves: record, next fight and profile →
George Groves (25-3, 18 KOs) believes the time is right for him to be crowned World Champion when he meets Fedor Chudinov (14-1, 10 KOs) on Saturday, May 27 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
George Groves (25-3, 18 KOs) is less than two weeks away from his fourth world title shot. On May 27th, Groves will face once-beaten Fedor Chudinov for the vacant WBA super middleweight title. Groves had three world title opportunities in the past - with two knockout losses to Carl Froch and a close points defeat to Badou Jack.
George Groves (25-3, 18 KOs) is hoping the fourth time is the charm, when he faces Fedor Chudinov (14-1, 10 KOs) for the vacant WBA super middleweight title on May 27th as part of the undercard to Kell Brook's IBF welterweight title defense against Errol Spence at Bramall Lane in Sheffield on May 27.
George Groves has revealed that Eduard Gutknecht's family has absolved him of any blame surrounding the fighter's condition, allowing him to concentrate on his fourth world-title fight later this month.
George Groves will challenge Fedor Chudinov for the vacant WBA World Super-Middleweight title at Bramall Lane in Sheffield on May 27, live on Sky Sports Box Office as chief support for the IBF World Welterweight title clash between Kell Brook and Errol Spence. Groves is gunning to land a World strap in his fourth attempt following two epic clashes with Carl Froch in England and a split decision loss to Badou Jack in Las Vegas.
The World Championships Committee of the World Boxing Association ordered two fights in the Super Middleweight division. The first is for the super championship between Russia's Fedor Chudinov and Britain's George Groves, and the second the rematch between German Tyron Zeugge and Nigeria's Isaac Ekpo for the regular title of the division.
George Groves and Fedor Chudinov will finally meet with the world title at stake. The pair have been scheduled to meet for the vacant WBA Super title at super-middleweight ever since Felix Sturm was stripped of it after failing a drugs test. A number of dates had been rumoured for the fight, but nothing was ever set in stone.
Eduard Gutknecht, who was seriously injured in the fight against George Groves in November, will never make a full recovery, writes German website boxenplus.de. Julia Gutknecht, Eddie´s wife and the mother of their three children, indicates that the message from the doctors is that the damage to the brain is severe and that it's a miracle that Eddie even survived.
According to promotional company Patriot, which handles Fedor Chudinov, their boxer signed a contract to face George Groves - for the vacant WBA super middleweight title - on the date of May 27 in the UK. Fedor's planned interim-fight has been canceled. Patriot indicates the fight will take place on the undercard to the Kell Brook vs. Errol Spence showdown, which takes place at Bramall Lane in Sheffield. That event has already sold 20,000 tickets, according to lead promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport.
James DeGale expects to return to London for his next fight in June. The IBF super middleweight champion revealed his plan to London’s Daily Mail for Monday’s editions. England’s DeGale mentioned four opponents he would like to fight, though the only one that appears to be a realistic option for his June return is countryman George Groves, the only man to defeat DeGale as a pro.