Watch Live Boxing: George Groves vs. Glen Johnson
By Media Report on Doghouse Boxing (Oct 18, 2012)
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Commonwealth
Super-Middleweight Champion George Groves will defend his title against
one of the toughest men in boxing on Saturday 15th December at
London’s ExCeL when he faces former IBF World Light-Heavyweight Champion
Glen Johnson.
Groves’
promoter Frank Warren confirmed today that Groves and the Jamaican born
Miami based hardman Johnson will feature as chief support on the
multi-title card headlined by WBO World Lightweight Champion Ricky
Burns, live and exclusive on BoxNation (Sky Ch. 437/Virgin Ch. 546).
The
Hammersmith southpaw is unbeaten in 15 fights, but sees Johnson as the
toughest and most exciting fight of his career so far that has already
seen him beat the best of British in James DeGale and Paul Smith.
Due
to injuries Groves, 24, has only fought once this year, but he managed
to put in action packed performance in California in July that saw him
stop tough Mexican Francisco Sierra in six rounds that sent his stock
soaring Stateside.
“Johnson
is a great name and it will be a fantastic fight to end the year with
before looking at a world title shot next year,” Said Groves
“He’s
a true warrior and will come to fight and in no way am I expecting an
easy night’s work against him. I’ll be training my guts out for this
fight and it could turn into a brutal and bloody war, one that the fans
will relish,”
“He’s
had 70 fights with 35 knockouts and is a massive step up for me in just
my sixteenth fight, a win against him would be great on my record. One
things for sure, the fans and BoxNation viewers are in for a thrilling
fight on December 15th,”
The
legendary Bernard Hopkins is the first and only man to stop Johnson
over 15 years ago and since then, amongst others, he’s taken world
champions Chad Dawson and Carl Froch the full distance.
Groves knows he faces a huge task, but would love to be the first man since Hopkins to stop the Road Warrior.
He
continued, “The man is like a tank coming forward all the time and I’ll
need to pull out some big bombs if I’m going to stop him. Top men like
Froch and Dawson, plus Antonio Tarver and Clinton Woods couldn’t halt
him so it’s a tall order, but I’m confident in my abilities and if I can
be the first since Hopkins to stop him then it will send a strong
message out to the 168 pound world champions that I’m coming for them,”
Warren
added, “It’s a very tough fight for George. Johnson has been around,
seen it and done it in a near twenty year career so he’ll have bags of
experience compared to George. But George is young, fresh, talented and
hungry and really wants to prove that he’s the next world champion in
waiting. I think that the fans will be for a cracking fight between
these two, plus we’ll be announcing Ricky Burns’ challenger shortly.”
Tickets, priced at £40, £50, £75, £100, £150 and £200, are available from Eventim at www.eventim.co.uk or 0844 249 1000.
The show will be televised live and exclusive on BoxNation (Sky Ch. 437/Virgin Ch. 546). Join at www.boxnation.com
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