VICTOR GROVES TO VISIT A SPECIALIST

GEORGE Groves will see a specialist after he suffered a dislocated shoulder in the win over Chris Eubank Jr. — but he remains very adamant he will feature in the World Boxing Super Series Final.

Groves successfully defended his WBA world super-middleweight title, while also taking Eubank Jr.’s IBO belt, on points in Manchester.

The victor was tactically superior throughout the all-British bout, yet his shoulder popped out of its socket early in the last round, meaning Groves had to fend off a late Eubank Jr. onslaught in their semi-final.

Groves went to hospital after the contest and there is concern the damage could prevent him from participating i n a final, against either Callum Smith or Jurgen Brahmer, scheduled for June 2.

“The shoulder’s OK,” Groves said. “I hope it was clear that it popped out in the 12th round. It went a bit skew-whiff at that point. It was probably one of the most painful injuries I’ve had.

“It’s back in now. I had some x-rays and I’m going to see a specialist either later today or tomorrow.

“I’m confident that, hopefully, it’s not going to be something that’s a big problem.

“I think it’s only a really big problem if you damage the bone. The x-ray didn’t show any of that. I can’t hide the fact I got a dislocated shoulder but, hopefully, I’ll be OK.”