British super-middleweight George Groves has targeted the winner of WBO Champion Arthur Abraham and Robert Stieglitz’s clash next month.
The unbeaten London southpaw first challenges Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye for the Vacant European title on Saturday 16th March at Wembley Arena in London while Abraham and Stieglitz clash a week later in Germany.
Groves was due to face Stieglitz last March but had to withdraw due to an injury, Stieglitz later lost the title in a shock upset to Abraham.
Groves, 24, who is the WBO mandatory challenger, is spurred on knowing that a win over Ndiaye - who hasn’t lost in almost five years - will get him a shot at the world title next.
“With me being number one in the WBO that is the direction that I’m going in and I’ve got to keep an eye on these guys as I’ll be looking to fight the winner next,” Said Groves.
“I’m focused on the fight in hand first, though, against Ndiaye and winning the European title, but once I come through that I want to be in Germany to see Abraham against Stieglitz up close,”
Groves added: “It was a close fight last time and Abraham won on strength, I think maybe he’ll win on endurance this time. It’s always tough to beat a fighter in a return once you’ve beaten him, but I’ll go with the pedigree and that’s Abraham, although Stieglitz will have home town advantage this time which may help him,”
