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George Groves' trainer feels his fighter still has a mental edge over Carl Froch as they ready themselves for a rematch. The bitter rivals continued their war of words at the opening press conference ahead of their second fight at Wembley, live on Sky Sports Box Office. A feud which has simmered since the explosive first clash threatened to boil over when Froch shoved Groves as they went face-to-face on the pitch.
George Groves will refuse to fight Carl Froch unless the British Boxing Board of Control sanction neutral officials for their super-middleweight world title rematch at Wembley Stadium. The 25-year-old Londoner has claimed the May 31 rematch, mandated by the IBF, will not go ahead unless the BBBofC allow a non-British crew of match officials. Groves labelled the ninth-round stoppage by referee Howard Foster that handed Froch a controversial victory in November a "stonewall" robbery. Promoter Eddie Hearn backed Groves' call for neutral officials, claiming the keenly-anticipated rematch will be the "biggest fight in British boxing history".
Carl Froch and George Groves's combined pulling power has resulted in the sale of 60,000 tickets for their May 31st rematch at Wembley Stadium. The 60,000 tickets were put on general sale earlier today only to sell out within an hour, leaving thousands of fans disappointed. The stadium has a capacity of 90,000, so there should be extra tickets available down the line.
Carl Froch, George Groves and their mutual promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom - held the press conference to officially announce the rematch for May 31 at Wembley Stadium. The fight has already sold over 60,000 tickets in one hour. Last November Froch was dropped hard and rattled in several of the following rounds, but he rallied to retain his IBF/WBA titles with a controversial ninth round stoppage when referee Howard Foster jumped in a little too soon.
Carl Froch has branded George Groves "paranoid" for demanding neutral officials for the pair's super-middleweight world-title rematch at Wembley in May. Groves complained of bias to the British Boxing Board of Control after referee Howard Foster stopped November's first title bout in the ninth round, handing controversial victory to defending champion Froch. Londoner Groves will refuse to fight Froch at Wembley on May 31 unless the BBBofC grant his demand for non-British officials.
Promoter Eddie Hearn has labelled Wembley Stadium as the "ultimate" venue for Carl Froch's rematch against George Groves after it was announced the May 31 bout will take place at the national stadium. The two Britons will meet for Froch's IBF and WBA super middleweight titles in the first bout to be contested under the arch of the new Wembley. Froch stopped Groves in the ninth round of their last contest, but controversy followed with many experts suggesting referee Howard Foster stepped in when Groves was able to continue.
Wembley Stadium will be unveiled as the venue for Carl Froch's WBA and IBF Super middleweight title rematch with former British and Commonwealth champion George Groves live on Sky Sports News on Tuesday afternoon. The England football team's home ground has beaten Arsenal's Emirates Stadium and Nottingham's City Ground in the race to hold the eagerly anticipated fight, which takes place on May 31st.
HBO has signed a deal to televise the May 31 rematch between super middleweight titleholder Carl Froch and George Groves, according to the network. The broadcast will be live. No location for the bout has been announced yet. George Groves knocked Froch down early in their November bout, but Froch battled back and scored a controversial ninth-round stoppage.
George Groves says Nottingham is just not big enough to house his rematch with Carl Froch. The bitter super-middleweight rivals will meet again live on Sky Sports Box Office on May 31, following their controversial first fight last November. Froch, who's WBA and IBF world titles are on the line again, has claimed that Nottingham Forest's City Ground is leading the way when it comes to hosting the second showdown.
Carl Froch has revealed the City Ground in Nottingham is the most likely venue for his eagerly anticipated rematch against George Groves in May. Old Trafford and the Emirates Stadium were thought to be leading contenders for Groves' second shot at Froch's WBA and IBF super-middleweight showdown after a controversial first fight in November.