Carl Froch, the defending unified WBA (Regular) and IBF super-middleweight champion, defeated George Groves in the ninth round via technical knockout, however the outcome was disputed. Many experts scored the fight 100-90 for Froch, while others had Groves winning by unanimous decision. The two met on November 23, 2011 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The match-up was part of the undercard to Carl Hopkins vs Paul Butler. The winner of this fight would be facing off against Hopkins for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight Championship. The main event was also contested at super middleweight with Andrew Jones taking on Luke Campbell for his belt. In a highly publicized matchup, George Groves tried to regain the WBA (Regular) Super Middleweight Title he lost to Carl Froch in July 2010. The 35 year old British boxer came into the fight as the underdog despite being the more experienced fighter. He also went into the bout without a trainer due to injury issues. His wife Sue was in charge of coaching him during the fight. Groves started out strong using his power punching style against Froch. The English boxer landed several powerful hooks on Froch's jaw which seemed to hurt his opponent. However, over time it became clear that Froch was dominating the fight.