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Carl Froch Vs. George Groves
Carl Froch vs. George Groves, billed as the ''Battle of Britain'', was a professional boxing match contested on 23 November 2013 at the Manchester Arena. Carl Froch, the defending unified WBA (Regular) and IBF super-middleweight champion, defeated George Groves via technical knockout in the ninth round, although the ending was mired in controversy. Background Carl Froch began 2013 by successfully defending his IBF super-middleweight title against WBA (Regular) champion Mikkel Kessler on 25 May, which was a rematch of their first fight on 24 April 2010, at the time part of the Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament. Having unified the titles and become a two-time world champion, Froch considered several options for his next fight. His preference was a third fight with Kessler, based on the resounding critical success of the second, as well as a rematch with former Super Six rival Andre Ward, who defeated Froch in the tournament final on 17 December 2011. George Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Six World Boxing Classic
The Super Six World Boxing Classic was a professional boxing tournament organized by the Showtime television network in co-operation with Sauerland Event. The tournament was held from 2009 to 2011, with all fights being contested in the super middleweight division. The winner of the tournament, Andre Ward, unified the WBA (Super title), WBC and ''The Ring'' Super Middleweight titles. The competitors entered into the tournament were then-WBA Super Middleweight Champion Mikkel Kessler, then-undefeated WBC Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch, 2004 Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward, former middleweight champions Jermain Taylor and Arthur Abraham, and 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Andre Dirrell. Taylor and Kessler withdrew during the tournament and were replaced by former light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson and super middleweight contender Allan Green. The first matches took place on October 17, 2009. After three group stages, two semi-final matches were set. Ward defeated Abr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |