Jamie Cox: record, next fight and profile →
WBA super middleweight champion George Groves is ready to make a big statement on Saturday night, and send a message to his next opponent, IBO champion Chris Eubank Jr. Last Saturday, Eubank Jr. advanced in the World Boxing Super Series super middleweight tournament with a vicious knockout of undefeated Avni Yildirim in three rounds in Germany.
Jamie Cox (24-0, 13 KOs) says he is ready to unleash his full potential as he prepares for his World Boxing Super Series quarter-final contest against George Groves (26-3, 19 KOs) on October 14 at the SSE Arena, Wembley in London. “It’s an honour to be part of the World Boxing Super Series,” said Cox. “Some great names, some great fights, the best fighting the best, that’s what it should be about with The Muhammad Ali Trophy as the end result. I set my targets high and this is the big one.”
George Groves wants what would be a big fight in the United Kingdom against Chris Eubank Jr. The WBA super middleweight champion just isn’t sure Eubank will do his part to make it happen. Groves and Eubank have upcoming quarterfinal fights in the World Boxing Super Series’ super middleweight tournament, and Groves believes there’s a chance unknown Turkish contender Avni Yildirim (16-0, 10 KOs) will upset Eubank (25-1, 19 KOs) on October 7 in Stuttgart, Germany.
British Super Middleweight Champion Rocky Fielding (24-1, 13 KOs) is hoping to land a European title shot against Hadillah Mohoumadi at the end of this year or a crack at WBA world titlist Tyron Zeuge. Fielding, 30, defends his Lonsdale belt against Commonwealth champion, Scotland’s David Brophy, at the end of this month at Liverpool’s Echo Arena live on Sky Sports. And the hometown favourite is hoping that a good performance and victory will secure him a big fight in the near future.
WBA Super World Super Middleweight champion George Groves (26-3, 19 KOs) is hungrier than ever and wants to cross off more achievements on his bucket list. First, he has to get pass ‘ballsy’ Jamie Cox (24-0,13 KOs) in a Muhammad Ali Trophy quarter-final clash October 14 at The SSE Arena Wembley in London where tickets are on sale ranging from from £35 to £130 at stubhub.co.uk at axs.com.
Carl Froch considers George Groves the favourite for the super-middleweight edition of the upcoming World Boxing Super Series that starts next month. The 40-year-old, who retired as the WBA and IBF champion and once held the WBC title, also believes the competition can significantly advance Groves' and his rivals' careers.
The first domestic showdown of the World Boxing Super Series is scheduled for October 14th when top seeded super middleweight George Groves (26-3, 19 KOs) puts his WBA World title on the line against his undefeated countryman Jamie Cox (23-0, 13 KOs) in a ‘Battle of Britain’ at The SSE Arena, Wembley in London, United Kingdom.
WBA super middleweight champion George Groves admits that he selected what he felt was the easiest opponent of the bunch on Saturday in Monaco, during the World Boxing Super Series draft. Groves, was the top seed in the WBSS' super middleweight tournament, selected undefeated countryman Jamie Cox as his first opponent.
Photos of Gala - The star-studded World Boxing Super Series kicked off in style on Saturday night in Monaco when the quarter-final pairings were determined during the Draft Gala at the famed Grimaldi Forum. In a 50-minute live TV show, all stars came face-to-face live on stage, with the top four seeds picking their opponents from the unseeded boxers. The quarter-finals will take place in September and October, with dates and venues to be announced in due course. The winners of the revolutionary bracket-style elimination tournament will receive the Muhammad Ali Trophy, The Greatest Prize in Boxing.
The first four super middleweight matches in the World Boxing Super Series tournament were established during a draft gala Saturday night in Monaco. The four top-seeded super middleweights chose their opponents from among a group of four unseeded super middleweights.