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Groves Vows: I'll Return Bigger, Better and Stronger!

•Jun 1, 2014

George Groves says there is no chance Carl Froch finished his career at Wembley on Saturday night. He pledged to return "bigger, better and stronger". Speaking the morning after a right hook ended Groves' world title challenge in the eighth round of their rematch, Froch suggested his beaten rival might struggle to recover from such a brutal ending. But Groves claims he has emerged from the pair's second fight in better shape than he did from the first, when a controversial stoppage gave Froch a contest he was losing on points.

Photos: Froch Blasts Groves - Monster Wembley Gallery

Boxing Photos

•Jun 1, 2014

Before a record crowd of 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London, IBF/WBA "regular" super middleweight champion Carl Froch (33-2, 24 KOs) retained his belts with an eighth round knockout of George Groves (19-2, 15 KOs) in their highly anticipated rematch. After Groves started to find a good rhythm in round seven, Froch landed a vicious right hand in the eight which sent Groves down and out. The referee quickly waved things off.

Froch Reveals Words of Advice He Gave To Groves

BoxingScene Staff

•Jun 1, 2014

On one of the most intense nights of British sporting history, before a crowd of 80,000 at London's Wembley, IBF/WBA 'regular' super middleweight champion Carl Froch stunned George Groves with a devastating right-hook in the eight round to win the match after the Hammersmith-born challenger was on the ascendency.

Froch: I Showed Why I'm Among The Best in The World

BoxingScene Staff

•Jun 1, 2014

Carl Froch believes his knockout victory over George Groves at Wembley Stadium proves he is among the best fighters in the world. Froch retained his IBF and WBA super-middleweight titles with a crunching right-hander in the eighth round which floored Groves in front of 80,000 fans. The win brings to an end months of wrangling between the pair since Froch controversially beat Groves in the first fight between the two in November.

Groves: I Let Carl Froch Into Range and Paid The Price

BoxingScene Staff

•Jun 1, 2014

Carl Froch settled his rivalry with George Groves in brutal fashion as he knocked his bitter enemy out cold with a crunching right hand in the eight round of their record-breaking Wembley Stadium rematch. Groves blamed a moment of complacency on being caught by the knockout blow. "I felt I was ahead on the scorecards and I was in my groove, but I think complacency let me down," he said at the news conference. "Carl Froch is a seasoned world champion and there's no quit in him. I was boxing very well but I let complacency creep in and that needs to be eliminated.

Video: Froch on KO of Groves, Facing DeGale, Chavez

BoxingScene Staff

•Jun 1, 2014

IBF/WBA "regular" super middleweight champion Carl Froch, along with his promoter Eddie Hearn, sits down with the press to discuss his eight round knockout victory in the rematch with George Groves, which took place before 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London. They discuss the TKO of Groves, a possible mandatory defense against James DeGale, a possible fight with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and more.

Froch-Groves Rematch: BoxingScene Staff Predictions

Jake Donovan

•May 31, 2014

The last time they fought, Carl Froch was an overwhelming favorite to turn back the challenge of unbeaten contender George Groves. In terms of the final result, the odds proved correct. What most people got wrong about the fight was everything leading up to that point. Both fighters get their chance to rectify the past, when they collide in a rematch that has become the most highly anticipated bout of 2014 to date. The super middleweight title fight will take place Saturday in front of a crowd of 80,000 at Wembley Stadium in London. The bout is scheduled to air live at roughly 9:45pm local time on Sky Sports and 4:45pm ET on HBO in the United States, with the latter network packaging the fight with a same-day tape delay of a featherweight title fight from Macau, between Simpiwe Vetyeka and Nonito Donaire.

Groves: It's Going To Be One-Sided From The Start

Keith Idec

•May 31, 2014

George Groves’ ability to conquer Carl Froch remains a source of great debate, but Groves clearly has matched the brash Froch’s trademark confidence. Groves promised during a news conference in London to dominate Froch in their highly anticipated super middleweight championship rematch Saturday. A capacity crowd of about 80,000 – a post-war record for boxing, according to British media outlets – is expected to fill storied Wembley Stadium for a historic British sporting event HBO will broadcast live in the United States at 4 p.m. ET.

Froch-Groves: Twelve UK Boxing Experts Break it Down

Shaun Brown

•May 31, 2014

Before their first bout in November you wouldn’t have been alone in picking IBF and WBA World Super Middleweight champion Carl Froch to beat George Groves and comprehensively so. The gulf in class was evident on paper and only those closest to the challenger really knew what he was going to do on the night. For eight rounds Groves met Froch in the centre in the ring, had the better of the exchanges, landed the cleaner shots and had already put his man down in the first round. The boxing world already knows what happened in the ninth. Injustice, robbery, controversy were just a few of the kinder words floating around the Phones 4U Arena in Manchester after referee, Howard Foster, ended the contest in the ninth round deciding that Groves was in no position to continue.

Carl Froch: The Best Punch I Ever Landed in My Life

BoxingScene Staff

•May 31, 2014

Carl Froch landed the punch of his life to knock out George Groves in the eighth round and retain his WBA and IBF super-middleweight titles in front of an 80,000 sell-out crowd at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. The grizzled 36-year-old, in his 12th world title fight, exploded his right glove flush on to the chin of fellow Briton Groves late in the round to end the contest in brutal fashion.