Carl Froch is determined to ensure that his next fight will be in Britain, even if that means having to pull out of the Super Six tournament.
Carl Froch is determined to ensure that his next fight will be in Britain, even if that means having to pull out of the Super Six tournament.
Froch was defeated, by an unanimous points decision, by Mikkel Kessler in Herning, Denmark on Saturday night. The Nottingham man felt that he had been beaten by a home-town call, as he lost his WBC super-middleweight title and his unbeaten professional record in the process.
Arthur Abraham will be Froch's final group stage opponent in the Super Six competition, and the Englishman insists that he and his promoter Mick Hennessy have an agreement with organisers that the fight will take place on English soil.
"I am adamant that the next fight, with Arthur Abraham, will be taking place in Britain," he said.
"I won't be fighting in Germany, it's as simple as that.
"It would mean me pulling out of the tournament if they forced me to fight in Berlin. So I want to get that straight from the start: it has already been agreed that I would fight at home, fight away and a fight back at home. It has been agreed with Ken Hershman at Showtime (Super Six organisers).
"So, my fight with Abraham is in England or the fight is not happening and will make a mockery of the tournament. It's as simple as that."
German promoter Wilfried Sauerland, meanwhile, has confirmed that there are plans to put the Abraham-Froch bout on in Germany.