George Groves vs. Callum Smith

George Groves vs. Callum Smith was a professional boxing match contested on 28 September 2018, for the WBA and The Ring Super Middleweight championship.

[1] On 13 February, it was announced that the final of the World Boxing Super Series super-middleweight tournament would take place at the O2 Arena in London on 2 June 2018.

[3] On 26 February, Groves tweeted that he would be going into surgery, after dislocating his shoulder in the final round against Eubank Jr..

[8] By 6 July, there was still no date set, however according to Kalle Sauerland, the bout was expected to take place in September and likely not in the UK, with some rumours hinting there was a strong interest from Las Vegas and Middle East.

[9][10] On 27 July, Sauerland announced the fight would take place at a 10,000 capacity arena at the King Abdullah Sports City Complex in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 28 September 2018.

[11][12][13] It was reported the prize money on offer for the final was £6.1 million, with the winner taking a larger percentage.

Groves managed to get to one knee, before referee Luis Pabon finished the 10-count, giving Smith the 7th round knockout.