There were a lot of bright, glowing moments in 2013 for long-suffering hardcore boxing fans. A return to stacked (or semi-stacked) undercards saw some solid PPV co-features as well as some genuinely entertaining triple and quadruple-headers on HBO/Showtime. The cold war between Top Rank-Golden Boy and HBO-Showtime, instead of "ruining" the sport, actually saw all parties … [Read more...]
Froch Retains World Title With A Dubious Stoppage Win Over Groves
Carl Froch (32-2, 23 KOs) retained his WBA and IBF World Super-Middleweight titles against George Groves (19-1, 15 KOs) last night, after a epic fight that fully lived up to its billing of ’The Battle Of Britain’ and equaled the classic Eubank vs. Benn fights of the 90s for action and drama, and finally controversy. It was a fight which displayed boxing at its best, speed, … [Read more...]
Carl Froch vs George Groves… Can The Cobra Eliminate The Saint?
On Saturday, (November 23rd) Carl Froch (31-2, 22 KOs) will put his WBA and IBF world super middleweight titles on the line against fellow Englishman George Groves (19-0, 15 KOs), at the dubiously named Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England. Putting aside the tacky venue name, this ‘Battle of Britain’ clash has captured the imagination of the British boxing fans. When the fight … [Read more...]
Boxing betting: Froch versus Groves
One of the biggest fights coming up on the boxing calendar is the super middleweight clash between WBA and IBF champion Carl Froch and George Groves, which is set to take place on the 23rd of November in Manchester, UK. The fight is attracting serious interest from boxing fans, but is also of major interest to those who enjoy betting on the sport, particularly as there are a … [Read more...]
Carl Froch ordered to defend IBF title against George Groves by October
by Peter Silkov Carl Froch has been ordered to defend his IBF world super middleweight title against fierce domestic rival George ‘The Saint’ Groves by October. With former mandatory challenger Adonis Stevenson having jumped up to the light-heavyweight division and captured the WBC world title with his demolition of Chad Dawson, Groves has now been selected as the next in … [Read more...]