“I made a mistake and he made me pay,” a disconsolate Cox said on the ring apron. “I didn’t want an easy fight,” Groves said. A thumping Cox left hook steadied the champion at the start of the third and, as he grinned to his corner over Groves’s shoulder, he seemed primed for the fight of his life. It is fair to say a fight between him and Groves is more intriguing – perhaps more commercially appealing – than Groves-DeGale. The Nottingham boxer received oxygen in the ring as Adolphe celebrated – only to then be disqualified for a late blow.

Source: The Guardian October 14, 2017 22:18 UTC