Carl Froch and George Groves weigh in ahead of Battle of Britain rematch at Wembley

Carl Froch and George Groves weigh in ahead of Battle of Britain rematch at Wembley

• George Groves weighed in slightly lighter than Carl Froch at 11st 12lb 4oz
• The champion was just under the 12st limit at 11st 13lb 9oz
• Froch was booed by the Wembley Arena crowd
• As many as 4000 fans packed in to watch the two fighters go head to head
• They are expected in the ring at Wembley at 10pm on Saturday night

Carl Froch delivered his riposte to the unfortunate 'Death Row' taunt from George Groves, which is also likely to get the Londoner in a little trouble with the authorities.

At the weigh-in in front of 4,000 boisterous fans, Froch said: 'I want to send him back into the hole he crawled out of and put this saga behind me'.

Groves had likened Froch to a man on death row and his comment has not gone unnoticed by the Boxing Board of Control.

Job done: Carl Froch and George Groves both made weight ahead of their rematch on Saturday

Face to face: Froch did the talking as both men came together for the final time before the first bell

Froch chats to a smirking Groves at intense weigh-in square-up

General Secretary Robert Smith said: 'It was a silly thing to say. We know that boxers sometimes say silly things as a fight nears but this was unfortunate.

'It is not appropriate to talk in terms of death in relation to this very hard game of ours because unfortunately death sometimes happens.

'We won't do anything about this until the fight is over but we will have a think next week as to whether to have a word with George.'

Froch was reprimanded by the Board after threatening to kill Mikkel Kessler before their rematch.

The Nottingham Cobra, who is defending his world super-middleweight titles in front of a Wembley crowd of 80,000, was booed and jeered as he took to the scales by a predominantly London crowd in the nearby Arena.

Surprisingly, given that he is naturally the heavier man, Groves came in 1lb 4oz lighter than Froch.

No worries: Groves looked confident as he weighed in well within the 12st limit at Wembley Arena

Inside: Froch weighed in just within the limit to ensure the rematch goes ahead on Saturday night 

Groves and Froch showboat, meeting their target at weigh-in

The Cobra said to The Saint as they posed for the eyeball-to-eyeball photographs: 'You look drawn and dehydrated. You've come in under weight.'

Later, Froch said: 'He looks to me like he has put himself under pressure by saying he'll knock me out in three rounds. Very nervous, if you ask me.'

Groves responded by saying: 'I did the weight comfortably, we wanted to moan about the 4pm weigh-in for the sake of moaning.

'I feel perfect in mind, body and soul. I couldn't be more ready.

'Carl needs reassurance but he can't find it and for that reason he's going to struggle. I'd beat every Carl Froch every night of the week.'

Groves weighed 1lb 10oz under the 12st limit, while Froch scaled 11st 13lb 9oz.

The closest we came to drama was when one of Groves' sizeable contingent of bodyguards engaged in a brief scuffle with an official security man.

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