ExCel Arena, Dockland, London - Neil Dawson (11-1, 4KOs) stopped Tony Conquest (10-1, 4KOs) in the first round to capture the WBO Internatiional Cruiserweight Championship. Conquest was down and out in the first round after controlling the opening exchanges. A solid right hand by Neil Dawson put him down and he was unable to continue after 1.59.
George Groves hopes to sound a warning to the super-middleweight division by becoming only the second fighter to stop Glencoffe Johnson at London's ExCel Arena on Saturday night. Groves headlines the bill after Ricky Burns' WBO world lightweight title defence against Jose Ocampo was abandoned for contractual reasons. It will be the unbeaten 24-year-old's second outing of a year interrupted by back and nose injuries and the significant cut sustained during his six-round stoppage of Francisco Sierra in July.
WBO World Lightweight Champion Ricky Burns will now not be defending his title this Saturday at the Excel London. The show will still go ahead with FIVE titles on the card and Commonwealth Super-Middleweight Champion George Groves' title defence against Glen Johnson now tops the night, plus Billy Joe Saunders in a Commonwealth and vacant British Middleweight title showdown against Nick Blackwell and an exciting clash between Steve O'Meara and Liam Smith for the Vacant Commonwealth Light-Middleweight title.
Former British super-middleweight king George Groves hopes to kick-start his charge towards a world title in2013 by doing an emphatic number on veteran Jamaican hardcase Glencoffe Johnson this Saturday. Co-headlining Frank Warren’s ‘Three Kings’ bonanza at London’s ExCel Arena, live and exclusive on BoxNation (Sky Ch. 437/Virgin Ch. 546), the 24 year old from Hammersmith puts his 15 fight unbeaten slate and Commonwealth title on the line against the 43 year old ‘Road Warrior’, a one-time world light-heavyweight champion who’s been stopped only once in 70 fights – by Bernard Hopkins 15 years ago – in a career hat spans almost 20 years.
Former world champion Glen Johnson is confident he will be a class above George Groves in next month's Commonwealth title super-middleweight showdown. Johnson, a former IBF light-heavyweight champion, has a 70-fight record, including big-name bouts against Roy Jones Jnr, Antonio Tarver, Chad Dawson, Bernard Hopkins and Carl Froch. Groves has just 15 bouts to his name and the battled-hardened Jamaican plans to make his experience count in a convincing win at the ExCeL London on 15 December.
Glen Johnson has promised to give George Groves a butt kicking when they meet at the ExCeL London on Saturday 15th December. The Miami based Jamaican challenges Groves for his Commonwealth Super-Middleweight title on promoter Frank Warren’s big end of year extravaganza that also features WBO World Lightweight Champion Ricky Burns and Commonwealth Middleweight Champion Billy Joe Saunders, live and exclusive on BoxNation (Sky Ch. 437/Virgin Ch. 546).
By Terence Dooley - Frank Warren Promotions reached out to BoxingScene.com earlier today to dispute previous reports elsewhere regarding the status of the announced December 15 fight between London’s George Groves (15-0, 12KO), and Glen Johnson (51-17-2, 35KO). Johnson told World Boxing News that he is unaware of the contest being finalized, only that it was mentioned as a possibility. Similar comments were echoed on the Twitter page of ESPN.com's Dan Rafael. Frank Warren Promotions suggests otherwise. "It's a done deal," Warren's office offered to Boxingscene.com in a brief statement.
By Jake Donovan - Unbeaten super middleweight contender George Groves will next face former light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson at the Excel Arena in London on December 15. The news was formally announced during a press conference Wednesday afternoon in London. “It will be my toughest challenge,” Groves (15-0, 12KO) said of the fight. “No one has an easy fight against Glen Johnson.” The news came as a bit of a surprise, given that Johnson (51-17-2, 35KO) announced his retirement earlier this summer after a points loss to Andrzej Fonfara. While not uncommon for any fighter to break such a promise, the fact that Johnson is 43 years old and has lost five of his last seven contests led many to believe that this one would stick. That said, Groves is still prepared for the very best version of Johnson. “I’m buzzing for the fight and am preparing for 12 hard rounds because he will give anyone a hard night’s work. I’ll be ready.”
It was announced a few hours ago that undefeated super middleweight George Groves (15-0, 12KOs) would face former world light heavyweight champion Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson (51-17-2, 35KOs) on December 15th in London.