Groves destroys Cox in world title clash
George Groves retained his world super-middleweight title with a fourth-round knockout of Jamie Cox at Wembley Arena.
Hammersmith’s Groves, making the first defence of his WBA belt, saw off his opponent with a thumping body shot to set up a World Boxing Super Series semi-final showdown with Chris Eubank Jr.
Underdog Cox, from Swindon, took the fight to the champion and both men landed with heavy shots during a thrilling opening three rounds.
But Groves’ superiority told and Cox was already beginning to slow when a right hook to the body sent him to knees and he was unable to make the beat the count.
“It was a crippling shot and I knew he would not get up,” Groves declared.
“Don’t give me a chance to make a shot to the body – you won’t get up.”
