George Groves: record, next fight and profile →
One of the first things David Haye and Adam Booth did when creating Hayemaker Promotions was to pick up the phone and call Sheffield’s David Coldwell to offer him their ‘Head Of Boxing’ role.
George Groves is back on the grind after his May 21st British and Commonwealth title annexing win over James DeGale at London's O2 Arena. Groves prevailed by scores of 115-115 and two lots of 115-114, picking up DeGale's British crown in the process. The 23-year-old is now looking towards European or international competition as he plots his next move.
British super middleweight James DeGale (10-1, 8KOs) is still trying to recover from suffering the first defeat of his pro career. A few weeks ago DeGale dropped a close twelve round majority decision to his domestic rival George Groves. In the post-fight, DeGale and his promoter Frank Warren were quickly pushing the subject of an immediate rematch. Groves has other ideas for his career and DeGale has doubts about the two of them ever meeting up in the ring.
Never has a bout between two British fighters with a combined record of 22-0 generated such interest. The clash between James DeGale and George Groves at the O2 Arena on May 21st developed from a grudge match between former amateur rivals into the most talked about all-British clash of 2011 and continues to provoke fierce debate weeks afterwards.
What a great week! I simply have to start this blog by congratulating the NEW British and Commonwealth super-middleweight champion 'Saint' George Groves, AKA El Jorge Santos, on his tremendous victory over James DeGale at the weekend. Not only did George add the former Olympic champion's British title to his own Commonwealth belt on Saturday, he also proved a point in fantastic and classy style.
WBA world heavyweight champion David Haye has tipped stablemate George Groves to emulate his own ring exploits and claim a world title.
Time builds, destroys and rebuilds boxing careers, throwing up challenges, setbacks and let downs en route to success. Adam Booth, trainer and manager of David Haye and George Groves, has endured criticism, the occasional knock back and the fury of one or two boxing figures yet he is currently riding high on a wave of victory.
WBA heavyweight David Haye is oozing with confidence as the unification fight with WBO/IBO/IBF champ Wladimir Klitschko nears. They clash on July 2 in Hamburg, Germany. Haye, also a promoter with his Hayemaker company, became very confident when he watched his star fighter, super middleweight George Groves, pull off an upset majority decision over heavy favorite James DeGale last Saturday in London. Haye and Groves are both trained by Adam Booth, and Haye says a similar plan will be used on Klitschko.
British/Commonwealth super middleweight champion George Groves expects a future rematch with rival James DeGale. Last Saturday at the O2 Arena in London, Groves won a twelve round majority decision over DeGale with scores of 115-115, 115-114 and 115-114. DeGale's promoter Frank Warren would like Groves to grant his boxer an immediate rematch. Groves is going in another direction but he does predict a rematch in the future, where he plans to put a serious hurt on DeGale.
WBA world heavyweight champion David Haye has tipped stablemate George Groves to emulate his own ring exploits and claim a world title. Groves, 23, defeated Olympic gold medallist James DeGale on points last weekend to add the British super-middleweight title to his Commonwealth strap Haye believes the double domestic champion is only just getting started.