By Scott Gilfoid: George Groves (26-3, 19 KOs) paid a heavy price in his recent 6th round knockout win over Fedor Chudinov (14-2, 10 KOs) in suffering a broken jaw in winning the WBA Super World super middleweight title last Saturday night on May 27 at Bramall Lane, in Sheffield, England. Groves and Chudinov were fighting on the undercard of the Kell Brook vs. Errol Spence Jr. fight card.
By Adam Godfrey: On the final weekend of May 2017 Great Britain gained a new World Champion, before promptly losing an established one. Hammersmith native George Groves finally won a World Title at the fourth attempt, defeating Russian Fedor Chudinov by 6th round TKO to clinch the vacant WBA Super-Middleweight strap. The belt was owned by Chudinov himself until 2016 whereupon he lost a controversial UD to German Felix Sturm; few had Sturm winning that fight, and accusations that Chudinov was robbed were well justified. Sturm would later fail a drugs test, further underlining the sense of injustice felt by the Russian’s team, again, justifiably so.
By Donavan Leonard: Yet another great weekend for boxing with the Errol Spence Jr. win over Kell Brook. Though not as jam-packed with big bouts as last weekend, it could hardly be called disappointing when the “main event” of the weekend drew over 27,000 fans to Sheffield, England. Kell Brook (36-2, 25 KOs) lost his IBF welterweight title via eleventh-round TKO to Errol Spence, Jr. (22-0, 19 KOs) in a great matchup that featured high-level boxing, a tremendous atmosphere, and a clear ending.
By Scott Gilfoid: George Groves (26-3, 19 KOs) scored a 6th round knockout win over a very slow former world champion Fedor Chudinov (14-2, 10 KOs) to win the WBA Super World super middleweight title in front of a packed house full of 27,000 screaming fans at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England.
By Scott Gilfoid: After weeks of anticipation, Kell Brook, Errol Spence, George Groves and Fedor Chudinov all made weight on Friday’s card on Sky Box Office PPV and Showtime on Saturday night at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England. Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) weighed in at 146 ½ pounds and looked completely dried out of water weight.
By Scott Gilfoid: Three time world title challenger George Groves says he won’t let his fight against Russian knockout artist Fedor Chudinov be close on Saturday night at Bramall Lane, in Sheffield, England. Groves (25-3, 18 KOs) and Chudinov will be fighting in the co-feature bout on the Kell Brook vs. Errol Spence Jr. card on Saturday night. Chudinov’s punching power makes him a live threat to beating Groves. Chudinov is the underdog in this fight, but you can’t count him out because of Groves is so unpredictable. You never know what you’re going to get with Groves. He could do well against Chudinov or he could get tapped on the chin and drop for the 10 count.
By Scott Gilfoid: It’s to believe #2 WBA George Groves (25-3, 18 KOs) will be the favorite when he steps inside the ring to face #1 Fedor Chudinov (14-1, 10 KOs) this Saturday night for the WBA Super World super middleweight title in the co-feature bout on the Kell Brook vs. Errol Spence Jr. card at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England.
By Harry Rowland: In what looks to be one of the most competitive matchups of the year, Kell Brook 36-1 (25) defends his IBF Welterweight title against rising American star, Errol Spence .Jr 21-0 (18) in the champions home town at Bramall Lane football stadium, Sheffield, this Saturday, May 27th.
Not many fans expected Brook to take on his mandatory challenger, after having moved up to Middleweight in a losing effort for Gennady Golovkin’s various baubles, in September last year, his most recent contest.
By Scott Gilfoid: George Groves (25-3, 18 KOs) is REALLY looking past his next fight against the hard hitting Fedor Chudinov (14-1, 10 KOs) towards a rematch with James DeGale that he wants to make happen. Groves and Chudinov will be fighting this month for the vacant WBA Super World super middleweight title on May 27 on the undercard of the Kell Brook vs. Errol Spence Jr. card at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England. Groves-Chudinov is the co-feature bout on the card, which will be televised by Sky Sports in the UK.
By Scott Gilfoid: In less than 2 weeks from now, IBF welterweight champion Kell “Special K” Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) will be putting his IBF strap on the line against his mandatory challenger Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. (21-0, 18 KOs) in a very big fight on May 27 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England. On May 27, we’re going to find out quickly if there’s any residual damage to Brook’s surgically repaired right eye from his last fight against Gennady Golovkin. If the titanium plate that was inserted into Brook’s right eye socket isn’t as strong as he’s been blathering about, we could see that eye swell up almost immediately when Spence nails on that spot.