on Sky's round table sit-down show, The Gloves Are Off, Groves attempted to pull Froch over the table but was himself pulled over instead. Both fights were likened to the rivalry between Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank in the early 1990s. In the build-up to the rematch there was much animosity between both boxers, with copious amounts of trash-talk and each vowing to score a knockout. The weigh-in took place on 30 May at the nearby Wembley Arena, in front of 4,000 raucous fans who were predominantly in support of native Londoner Groves. Froch came in at , a shade under the super-middleweight limit of . Groves came in at , considerably under the limit. Froch taunted Groves during the staredown, to which Groves said afterwards: "Carl was talking and talking, [he] said I looked dry, I looked tight at the weight. He is grasping for something, he needs reassurance. I said this six months ago. He can't find it and for that reason he is going to struggle. He is gone." Fight details As part of the entrance spectacle, Groves first entered the arena on an open top bus, accompanied by the song "Underdog" by Kasabian. Froch, who entered to a medley of "We Will Rock You" by Queen and "Shoot to Thrill" by AC/DC, chose a more conventional walk through the stands. Unlike in their first fight, the crowd was overwhelmingly in support of Groves. In the early rounds of the fight itself, which was described as "often cagey" and one which "burned slowly", Groves started well by landing his jab consistently and catching Froch with a combination at the end of round two. Froch started to utilise his own jab in round three, as both boxers exchanged heavy shots. In the fourth, Groves returned to his jab, but Froch responded at the end of the round by catching Groves on the ropes with body punches. Round five was action-packed, as several exchanges of clean punches from both boxers elicited a standing ovation from the crowd. In the sixth, Froch pressed forward while landing more punches, but Groves responded with his own at the end of the round. He followed this up in round seven by landing a left hook that made Froch stumble, as well as a hurtful right hook soon afterwards. By this stage, Froch led by 67–66 on two of the judges' scorecards, with the