George Groves came up short in his third attempt to win a world title after a split decision loss to Badou Jack, who retained his WBC super-middleweight crown in Las Vegas.
Groves overcame a first round knockdown at the MGM Grand and fought valiantly in the first half of the bout but his Swedish-born opponent was the superior fighter in the championship rounds.
While the Briton earned the nod on one of the judge's scorecards 114-113, Jack took the other two by scores of 115-112 and 116-111 to hand Groves the third loss of his professional career - following a pair of world title defeats to compatriot Carl Froch.
Source: PA
