George Groves and Martin Murray will face off in a super-middleweight eliminator bout for the WBA crown on the undercard of Anthony Joshua's first title defence against Dominic Breazeale.

Both men are hunting a world title shot in the second half of the year, a fourth in the division for Groves and a second at 168lbs for Murray, who also boxed three times for a world crown at middleweight.

Groves thinks Murray is the ideal opponent for him as looks to rebuild his career following his fourth world title loss, a split decision defeat against Badou Jack last year.

George Groves will fight Martin Murray in a WBA eliminator on the Joshua-Brezeale undercard at the O2 Arena

Martin Murray comes in straight off a defeat to WBO world super middleweight title champion Arthur Abraham

After that disappointment Groves ditched trainer Paddy Fitzpatrick in favour of Shane McGuigan as he bid to change his fortunes.

'I'm very excited to be defending my WBA international belt against Martin Murray back at the O2,' said Groves.

'I've had two great performances this year, both in London and the latest one back at The O2. It's always a happy hunting ground for me.

'Martin is the perfect fight for me at this stage. He's a seasoned campaigner, who's boxed at the highest level for quite some time. He is a world level opponent and I'll have to be fully focused and prepared to beat him.

Groves is looking to get a fifth shot at a super-middleweight world title after losing to Badou Jack last year

TALE OF THE TAPE: GEORGE GROVES VS MARTIN MURRAY George Groves From: Hammersmith, London, UK Age: 28 Stance: Orthodox Fights: 26 Wins: 23 Draws: 0 Defeats: 3 Rounds: 152 KOs: 18 Height: 5ft 11in Reach: 72in Martin Murray From: St Helens, Merseyside, UK Age: 33 Stance: Orthodox Fights: 36 Wins: 32 Draws: 1 Defeats: 3 Rounds: 212 KOs: 15 Height: 6ft Reach: 73in Advertisement

'A win against Murray on the biggest stage, will open a lot of doors and bring me a step closer to achieving my goal of becoming world champion. I'm fully expecting it to be a war, I can't wait.'

For Murray he is seeking a quick route back to the top of the division after losing to Arthur Abraham for the WBO super-middleweight strap last time out. The fact the fight is all-British affair adds a little bit of spice for the 33-year-old.

'This is a fight I've wanted for a while and I'm delighted it's made,' said Murray.

Murray has lost four world title fights but pushed middleweight king Gennady Golovkin through 11 rounds

'I've had some huge profile fights all over the world in Golovkin, Martinez and Abraham but never had the big one in the UK.

'This is a fight that British fight fans can really get their teeth into and I'm looking forward to getting the win and moving on to challenging for the world title later in the year.'