Groves stays cool at tense weigh-in
George Groves was almost two pounds under the super-middleweight limit at the weigh-in for Saturday’s world title clash with Carl Froch.
Hammersmith’s unbeaten challenger, who was barracked by much of the watching crowd in Manchester, came in at 11st 12lb 6oz, while champion Froch scaled 11st 13lb 12oz.
Then Froch, looking more relaxed than he has previously appeared during the pre-fight build-up, spoke into Groves’ ear before the pair were eventually separated.
A strong favourite to win and successfully defend his IBF and WBA titles, the Nottingham man, 36, insisted at Thursday’s final press conference that his 25-year-old opponent would be “flattened” in this weekend’s showdown.
But Groves, who is making a significant step up in class to face the vastly experienced Froch, believes he will pull off the upset and be crowned world champion.
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