Rebrasse sees Groves as speed bump in his path

groves7By Scott Gilfoid: #3 WBC Christopher Rebrasse (22-2-3, 6 KOs) is on a quest to try and lock himself in as the WBC 168 pound mandatory challenger to WBC champion Anthony Dirrell, and the only one that stands in his path from accomplishing that goal is the recently twice knocked out George Groves (19-2, 15 KOs).

Rebrasse, 28, believes completely that he’s going to deal Groves yet another loss on his record when the two face each other in 10 days on September 20th in their WBC super middleweight title eliminator bout at Wembley Arena in London, UK.

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Groves vs. Rebrasse: Will George’s chin hold up on September 20th?

groves555By Scott Gilfoid: #4 WBC George Groves (19-2, 15 KOs) has been knocked out in his last two fights against IBF/WBA super middleweight champion Carl Froch and yet here Groves is fighting in a WBC 168 pound eliminator bout this month on September 20th against European super middleweight champion Christopher Rebrasse (22-2-3, 6 KOs) at Wembley Arena in London, UK.

Ignoring for a second the oddity of someone fighting in an eliminator bout after coming off of two straight knockout losses, what I’m wondering is whether Groves’ chin will hold up against Rebrasse for a full 12 rounds without betraying him once again.

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George Groves vs. Christopher Rebrasse on 9/20 in WBC 168lb eliminator fight at Wembley Arena

groves04(Photo credit: Team Sauerland) By Scott Gilfoid: Sauerland Events, the promoters for former two-time world title challenger George Groves (19-2, 15 KO’s), announced early this morning that Groves will face little known light hitting #3 IBF, #3 WBC Christopher Rebrasse (22-2-3, 6 KO’s) in a WBC super middleweight title eliminator on September 20th at the Wembley Arena in London, UK.

The winner of the Groves-Rebrasse fight will then become the WBC mandatory to WBC champion Sakio Bika, who may not be the champion after he faces Anthony Dirrell next month in their rematch on August 16th.

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