The eagerly anticipated word title rematch between Carl Froch and George Groves will take place at Wembley on May 31^st. It will be the first at the new Wembley since it opened in 2007. It will be a rematch of the first controversial fight in which the champion, Froch, stopped Groves in round nine which most fans and pundits deemed too soon. Months followed of challenges being made by Groves but it seemed, for a while, that Froch wasn’t going to fight him. He seemed more interested in fighting Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in Las Vegas. Groves appealed the IBF, one of Froch’s titles, and won.

The rematch was signed sealed and delivered after the announcement of the fight. People started wondering where the fight would be staged. At first, Froch wanted the fight at the City Ground (The home of his team Nottingham Forest). Groves then hit back saying he wanted it at Stamford Bridge (home his team Chelsea). It seemed like a nightmare for Promoter Eddie Hearn to find the ideal venue. He then said that Wembley, The Emirates and Old Trafford were the front runners with the Millennium Stadium being the outsider. After weeks of speculation, it was finally announced that the biggest stadium in the country, Wembley, would stage the fight.

Initially, there were concerns that the England national team were playing the night before and the stadium would not be ready. However, staff will work on getting the stadium ready on time.

The last time a fight was staged at the national stadium, Frank Bruno, defeated Oliver McCall to win the heavyweight championship of the world.

This fight looks set to break all boxing attendance records with previous records being set by Ricky Hatton and Joe Calzaghe. Froch is the defending champion with his WBA and IBF tiles with Grove,s the challenger, you can imagine a lot of famous sporting figures attending this fight. With it being before the start of the world cup it couldn’t have been better timed. As a fan, I am buzzing for this. I will be more excited, perhaps, more than anyone else to see this fight happening. So bring May 31^st and bring on Wembley and let’s see a fight the nation and the world will never forget.