Due to the immense interest and controversy generated by their first fight, Froch vs Groves would never be anything less than titanic. The rematch took place in front of 80,000 people at Wembley Stadium, the first boxing match to be hosted at the new Wembley. Groves, getting into the spirit of the occasion, entered the arena atop a double-decker bus. Froch favoured a more subdued ring walk. The preliminaries went to the Londoner, but victory was the Nottingham man’s when he knocked out his rival with a stunning right hand in round eight. The winner never fought again; the vanquished Groves won that elusive world title at his fourth attempt earlier this year. Carl Froch, now a Sky pundit, led the applause.