Froch ordered to give Groves rematch

Carl Froch has been ordered to give his English domestic rival George Groves a rematch within 90 days or be stripped of his world title by the International Boxing Federation.

Froch claimed Groves rejected “a seven-figure sum” for a second chance after their controversial fight in November, which the champion won with a contentious ninth-round stoppage to keep his WBA and IBF belts.

Groves admits he has turned down an offer from Froch but is adamant he is as eager as ever to get back into the ring with ‘the Cobra’, and his cause has been helped after the IBF decided the bout was controversial enough to merit an immediate rematch.