Carl Froch v George Groves

Live updates as Carl Froch defends his super-middleweight world titles against George Groves

3rd & 7 37yd

Froch: I had free shots on him. Free shots can do serious damage in this sport.

by daniel.cleeve 11/23/2013 11:34:06 PM
Groves receiving huge boos still.

by daniel.cleeve 11/23/2013 11:34:57 PM
Groves: I've got immense respect for Froch but that should never have been a stoppage.

by daniel.cleeve 11/23/2013 11:35:36 PM
Groves: I am so proud to be cheered by these amazing fans. Eddie Hearn needs to make the rematch.

by daniel.cleeve 11/23/2013 11:36:26 PM
Froch: As a person he's been childish and rude. But we've dealt with it like men.

by daniel.cleeve 11/23/2013 11:37:07 PM
Froch getting a fair few boos from the crowd but seems open to a rematch.

by daniel.cleeve 11/23/2013 11:37:56 PM
Phew, Froch can talk.

by daniel.cleeve 11/23/2013 11:38:42 PM
In summary: George went over the top promoting the fight, the ref was right to stop it, we'll do it again.

by daniel.cleeve 11/23/2013 11:39:49 PM
Eddie Hearn: A rematch makes sense. I've never seen Froch hurt like he was in the first round before.

by daniel.cleeve 11/23/2013 11:40:36 PM
Froch: I'll be completely honest, I can't remember the knock down!

by daniel.cleeve 11/23/2013 11:40:54 PM
Groves emotional giving his thanks to his team.

by daniel.cleeve 11/23/2013 11:42:16 PM
Some strong views from MSN users and on twitter, here's a selection:

by daniel.cleeve 11/23/2013 11:43:04 PM
That ref was paid off, he also grabbed hold of groves' back instead of jumping in front of the fighters, that is dangerous. In the 8th round how long did it take for the bell to sound to end the round, conveniently when froch was, admittedly hitting groves hard, it took 17 second for the bell to sound, I counted, and froch was saved by the bell in the 1st round (Hmmmm). Also why didn't that ref stop the fight straight away when froch was 'Down', groves wasn't even down at the time, froch couldn't stand up. And how many times was froch rocked during the fight, why didn't the ref stop it at any of those times. Why didn't the ref dock any points for all of froch's disgusting fouls. groves was the man, the warrior there. I think that the ref maybe though of groves' 'chinny' reputation, but the scum was still paid off. I have gone through 2 months of defending groves and telling everyone what exactly would happen, and it did. GROVES WAS ROBBED!!!!!!!!!

by That Guy 11/23/2013 11:43:08 PM
Ref was protecting groves all fight, should have let Carl beat him, teach him some respect

by Bazza 11/23/2013 11:43:19 PM
I have to say what a fight , pleased to see our Carl Froch get out of there with a victory, but massive props to Groves who was class

by jonsarno via twitter 11/23/2013 11:43:42 PM
Feel bad for Groves there. He had froch.

by KiMcLikem via twitter 11/23/2013 11:43:44 PM
@fighthype 'Groves put up a decent fight' I've never heard anything so patronising in my life. He lost a lot of fans tonight.

by HashtagMoran via twitter 11/23/2013 11:44:44 PM
Groves was outstanding; really made Froch look aged and tired. The Cobra is a beast though; if you can't knock him down, he'll bite.

by RoDuSu via twitter 11/23/2013 11:44:58 PM

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Carl Froch v George Groves

Live updates as Carl Froch defends his super-middleweight world titles against George Groves

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