George Groves to challenge WBC champion Badou Jack in August

British super-middleweight George Groves will face Badou Jack for the WBC title in Las Vegas on August 22.

It had previously been suggested that the bout could take place on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr's next fight on September 12, but WBC chief Mauricio Sulaiman has announced that the two will meet three weeks earlier.

August 22 in Las Vegas @WBCBoxing title @BadouJack Vs @StGeorgeGroves #GreenBelt #champion

— Mauricio Sulaiman (@wbcmoro) June 17, 2015

The encounter will represent Groves's third challenge for a world title after he previously suffered back-to-back defeats to Carl Froch.