George Groves is £1000-richer as he correctly bets on Badou Jack to beat Anthony Dirrell on points during WBC world super-middleweight title bout

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Badou Jack is the new WBC world super-middleweight champions
The 31-year-old beat Anthony Dirrell via a points decision on Friday night
George Groves will fight Badou Jack as his mandatory challenger next

By Luke Augustus for MailOnline

Published: 11:09 EST, 25 April 2015 | Updated: 04:27 EST, 26 April 2015

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It appears George Groves' boxing acumen doesn't just stretch to inside the ring.

The 27-year-old will fight Badou Jack for the WBC world super-middleweight title this summer, after the Swede defeated Anthony Dirrell on points on Friday night.

Jack, the Las Vegas-based fighter, was the underdog for the UIC Pavilion bout with Dirrell unbeaten in his previous 28 fights.

George Groves took to Instagram to show off his winning bet that Badou Jack would beat Anthony Dirrell by a points decision or via a technical one during their WBC world super-middleweight title fight

Jack (left) connects with Dirrell during their WBC world super-middleweight title fight on Friday

Jack holds his belt after beating Dirrell on Friday night at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois

Yet despite the unlikely odds, Groves correctly predicted that a shock was on the cards.

The Hammersmith-born boxer took to Instagram on Saturday to reveal his winning bet on Jack to to win by a points decision or via a technical one.

Accompanied with the screenshot of his online slip, Groves wrote: 'I know I picked @Anthonydirrell in the build up but something was telling me @BadouJack at this price was.. #SaintGG #WBC #Mandatory #Winning.'

£1000-richer after his £100 9/1 bet came through, Groves will now face the 31-year-old as his mandatory challenger in his first defence of his newly acquired belt later this year.

'I was in great shape and I believed in myself,' Jack said after the fight.

'All that talk don't matter. I knew they couldn't rob me. I thought I clearly won. It was a tough start to my career, but now I'm a world champ.'