Groves to face Froch in rematch on 31 May

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George Groves will face Carl Froch in a rematch on 31 May.

A number of possible venues are being considered, including Wembley, Twickenham, Old Trafford, the Emirates Stadium and Nottingham Forest’s City Ground,.

The Hammersmith man’s challenge for Froch’s WBA and IBF super-middleweight world titles in November ended in controversial circumstances when he was stopped in the ninth round.

Groves was ahead, had floored Froch earlier in the fight and appeared to be well capable of continuing when referee Howard Foster halted the contest after a flurry of shots thrown by the champion.

There has since been a clamour for the pair to meet again and Nottingham’s Froch was recently ordered by the IBF to fight Groves again or risk being stripped of the title.

Froch had indicated that he was instead likely to fight former middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr.

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