Wembley Stadium to host Carl Froch-George Groves II on May 31
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The historic football ground was chosen to stage the second fight between the two bitter rivals on May 31, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
A number of other venues were thought to be in the running, but Froch will face Groves in the capital for what many are calling Britain’s biggest boxing fight ever.
Froch puts his WBA and IBF super-middleweight titles on the line again, six months after his controversial stoppage win in November, which sparked immediate calls for a return bout.
Groves floored Froch in the first round, but the Nottingham man survived some torrid spells in the fight and staggered the challenger with a ninth round assault, prompting the hasty intervention of referee Howard Foster.
The post-fight truce between the pair was swiftly forgotten amidst heated protests from Groves about the stoppage and Froch has vowed to silence his outspoken foe once and for all in the rematch.
“This is a huge fight. It needed to go to an impressive stadium and Wembley is top of the list. For me personally, it’s going to be a great night.”
George Groves
The fight is expected to break the best British attendance for a post-war boxing match which was 57,000 for Ricky Hatton’s homecoming fight against Juan Lazcano at the City of Manchester Stadium.
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