Jack vs. Groves

Calzaghe thinks Groves will beat Badou Jack, then face DeGale in unification match

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groves#1By Scott Gilfoid: Joe Calzaghe thinks that #1 WBC George Groves (21-2, 16 KOs) will be victorious in his upcoming title challenge against WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack (19-1-1, 12 KOs). The date still isn’t official, but WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman was talking today about the Jack-Groves fight taking place on August 22nd in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Calzaghe wants to see Groves win the WBC 168lb title off of Jack, and then face IBF super middleweight champion James DeGale in a rematch/unification fight next year. It sounds like a nice pipe dream for Calzaghe, but there are a lot of pieces that need to come together for this fantasy fight to actually take place.

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George Groves vs. Badou Jack on August 22nd in Las Vegas, Nevada

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groves95By Scott Gilfoid: After losing twice in a row to former IBF/WBA super middleweight champion Carl Froch and then beating a couple of obscure/lesser 168lb fighters in Christopher Rebrasse and Denis Douglin, Britain’s George Groves (21-2, 16 KOs) will be getting a world title shot on a silver platter given to him against WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack (19-1-1, 12 KOs) on August 22nd in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to ESPN.

This is obviously isn’t what the 31-year-old Jack had in mind for the fight date for his title defense against Groves, because he’d been talking about him defending his title against Groves on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr’s September 12th card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Badou Jack says he’s fighting Groves on Mayweather undercard on September 12th

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1-EW5G6378By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack (19-1-1, 12 KOs) says he’ll be making his first defense of his WBC title on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr’s next fight on September 12th against #1 WBC George Groves (21-2, 16 KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Jack, 31, expects to have little problems successfully defending his title by beating Groves. Jack isn’t saying how he’ll dispatch the 27-year-old Groves, but you have to assume that he’ll do it by knockout.

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George Groves vs. Badou Jack fight deal reach, bout to take place in USA

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groves888888By Scott Gilfoid: Kallie Sauerland, the promoter for #1 WBC mandatory challenger George Groves (21-2, 16 KOs), says that a deal has been reached with WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack (19-1-1, 12 KOs) for the fight to be staged in the United States at a still to be determined date and venue.

The purse bid that was scheduled for this Friday between Sauerland Events and Jack’s promoters at Mayweather Promotions has now been canceled. What’s interesting is that Sauerland’s tweet announcing the news makes it seem like it’s a victory for the 27-year-old Groves.

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Badou Jack hoping to face George Groves on Mayweather undercard next September

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1-EW5G6378By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack (19-1-1, 12 KOs) wants his first defense of his World Boxing Council 168 pound title against #1 WBC George Groves (21-2, 16 KOs) to take place next September on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr’s last fight of his career at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Jack, 31, thinks that would be the most ideal situation for him. However, Groves and his promoters at Sauerland Events are hoping to stage the Jack vs. Groves fight in the UK, and they’re obviously going to put up some stiff resistance to Jack in order to get their way.

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Badou Jack targeting George Groves for next fight

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1-EW5G6378By Scott Gilfoid: Newly crowned WBC 168 pound champion Badou Jack (19-1-1, 12 KOs) is ready to get his mandatory title defense out of the way against his WBC mandatory challenger George Groves (21-2, 16 KOs) in his next fight. Jack, 31, pulled off a shock upset last Friday night in beating WBC champion Anthony Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 KOs) by a 12 round majority decision at the UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Jack used roughhouse tactics to get the better of the more technical and disciplined Dirrell, and the referee chose not to take points off from Jack to control the fouling.

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