The huge domestic showdown between George Groves and Chris Eubank Jnr is set to take place at the Manchester Arena on February 17.

Groves will put his WBA super-middleweight title on the line against Eubank in the semi-final of the World Boxing Super Series.

A number of other venues were looked at, including The O2 in London, but the Manchester Arena has been selected to host the megafight, with official confirmation set to come on Thursday.

Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday 28 November on Eventim.

Groves booked his place in the semi-final with a fourth round knockout win against Jamie Cox at Wembley Arena last month, while Eubank stopped Avni Yildirim inside three rounds in Germany.

It won't be the first time that Groves has competed in a major fight at the Manchester Arena, having fought Carl Froch for the WBA and IBF super-middleweight titles back in November 2013.

Groves controversially lost that fight via ninth round stoppage, after earlier dropping Froch in the first round.

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The other semi-final in the World Boxing Super Series sees Bolton-trained Callum Smith go up against Jurgen Braehmer, with the venue for that fight still to be decided. The winners of the two semi-finals will then meet in May for the inaugural Muhammad Ali Trophy.