The man finally did it this past Saturday night. George Groves became a world boxing champion at his fourth attempt when he stopped Fedor Chudinov in the sixth round for the vacant WBA super middleweight belt.

Chudinov had lost only once, and started better until he clashed heads, cutting Groves over his left eye. Groves rallied from there, a right hook starting a barrage in the sixth round which forced referee Steve Gray to stop the dazed Russian from continuing.

Chudinov's second straight loss, after a points loss to titleholder Felix Sturm last year, dropped his record to 14-2. Groves, from London, improved to 26-3 (19 KOs).

Groves lost his three previous world titles fights to Carl Froch, twice, and Badou Jack. Groves took on new trainer Shane McGuigan and won four straight to get back into title contention.

The next stop for Groves is a unification bout. The WBC title is currently vacant. But Groves' country rival, James DeGale, holds the IBF's version of the title. Groves handed DeGale his only career defeat back in 2011. And the WBO title is held by Gilberto Ramirez.

"I've spent three years chasing fights to get to here, and now I'm just going to let the phone ring. And I'm sure it will ring tomorrow morning," Groves told Sky Sports/

"There are plenty of people now that want a crack and to take what I've got. I'm 29-years-old now and I don't feel old but all my sparring partners are younger, all the prospects are younger, so now you look at things from a different perspective.

"You look at it as: 'people are after me'. Of course I'd love to unify and that will be the next goal. To do so I'll have to fight the likes of James DeGale and the rest of it, but right here and now I'm just going to enjoy this belt for a little bit."