George Groves
Career, Record, Stats
George Groves (Saint George) is a 36-year-old retired British professional boxer. He is a former super-middleweight world champion. In a career spanning 9 years, 10 months, and 13 days, Groves amassed a record of 28-4, which includes 20 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
George Groves' Boxing Career
George Groves was born in Hammersmith, West London, England on March 26, 1988. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on November 15, 2008 against Kirilas Psonko. Groves defeated Psonko via 6 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Groves got his first world-title fight at the age of 25 after 19 professional fights. On November 23, 2013 Groves challenged Carl Froch's WBA (Unified) and IBF super-middleweight titles but lost via 9th round TKO.
He became a world champion on May 27, 2017 at the age of 29 years, after by defeating Fedor Chudinov, the then-reining WBA (Super) super-middleweight champion, via 6th round TKO. This was his 29th fight as a professional.
Groves' last fight was a 7th-round KO loss to Callum Smith at age 30, on September 28, 2018, in which he lost his WBA (Super) super-middleweight title.
Some of George Groves' best fights have been against Chris Eubank Jr., Fedor Chudinov, James DeGale, Martin Murray, and Glen Johnson. For a complete list of Groves' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of George Groves".
Groves has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "George Groves Losses".
George Groves' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32 | Sep 28, 2018 | 30 | 
Callum Smith 28 24-0 | loss | KO 7 |
31 | Feb 17, 2018 | 29 | 
Chris Eubank Jr. 28 26-1 | win | UD 12 |
30 | Oct 14, 2017 | 29 |  Jamie Cox | win | KO 4 |
29 | May 27, 2017 | 29 | 
Fedor Chudinov 29 14-1 | win | TKO 6 |
28 | Nov 18, 2016 | 28 | Eduard Gutknecht | win | UD 12 |
27 | Jun 25, 2016 | 28 | 
Martin Murray 33 33-3-1 | win | UD 12 |
26 | Apr 09, 2016 | 28 | David Brophy | win | KO 4 |
25 | Jan 30, 2016 | 27 | Andrea Di Luisa | win | TKO 5 |
24 | Sep 12, 2015 | 27 | 
Badou Jack 31 19-1-1 | loss | SD 12 |
23 | Nov 22, 2014 | 26 | Denis Douglin | win | TKO 7 |
22 | Sep 20, 2014 | 26 | Christopher Rebrassé | win | UD 12 |
21 | May 31, 2014 | 26 | 
Carl Froch 36 32-2 | loss | KO 8 |
20 | Nov 23, 2013 | 25 |
Carl Froch 36 31-2 | loss | TKO 9 |
19 | May 25, 2013 | 25 | Noé González Alcoba | win | TKO 5 |
18 | Mar 23, 2013 | 24 | Baker Barakat | win | TKO 2 |
17 | Mar 09, 2013 | 24 | Dario German Balmaceda | win | TKO 3 |
16 | Dec 15, 2012 | 24 | 
Glen Johnson 43 51-17-2 | win | UD 12 |
15 | Jul 28, 2012 | 24 | Francisco Sierra | win | TKO 6 |
14 | Nov 05, 2011 | 23 | Paul Smith | win | TKO 2 |
13 | May 21, 2011 | 23 | 
James DeGale 25 10-0 | win | MD 12 |
12 | Mar 05, 2011 | 22 | Daniel Adotey Allotey | win | TKO 4 |
11 | Nov 13, 2010 | 22 | Kenny Anderson | win | TKO 6 |
10 | Jul 31, 2010 | 22 | Alfredo Contreras | win | TKO 6 |
9 | Apr 03, 2010 | 22 | Charles Adamu | win | TKO 6 |
8 | Jan 22, 2010 | 21 | Grigor Sarohanian | win | TKO 3 |
7 | Nov 07, 2009 | 21 | Konstantin Makhankov | win | UD 8 |
6 | Oct 16, 2009 | 21 | Tadas Jonkus | win | TKO 4 |
5 | Oct 04, 2009 | 21 | Martins Kukulis | win | TKO 5 |
4 | Apr 25, 2009 | 21 | Sandor Polgar | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Mar 28, 2009 | 21 | Paul Samuels | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Feb 01, 2009 | 20 | Romaric Hignard | win | TKO 3 |
1 | Nov 15, 2008 | 20 | Kirilas Psonko | win | PTS 6 |