Froch Super Six in doubt
Carl Froch's ongoing participation in the Super Six tournament was plunged into serious doubt when it was confirmed there is no agreement for his next fight to be staged in Britain.
Froch must defeat scoreboard leader Arthur Abraham to progress to the semi-finals. He claimed he was the victim of a hometown decision after losing his WBC super-middleweight title to Mikkel Kessler in Denmark and is ready to quit the competition if his next contest is staged in Germany. His promoter Mick Hennessy claims to have a long-standing arrangement that the fight, pencilled in for August 21, would be staged in the UK.
But Sauerland Events - who promote both Kessler and Abraham - released a statement suggesting Froch will have to fight overseas once again. "Contrary to what Mick Hennessy stated after the fight on Saturday, there is no agreement - neither written nor verbal - about the fight venue," said Wilfried Sauerland.
He added: "Some newspapers have wrongly suggested that I shook hands with Mick Hennessy on an agreement but that is not true.
"The tournament contracts imply that the Abraham-Froch fight should take place on European territory or wherever it makes the most commercial sense for everyone involved.
"I would prefer it to be on neutral territory. If this cannot be done, we should go for the best commercial option.
"We will get back to the negotiating table with Mick Hennessy to find a solution that suits either side."
Froch, who fought Kessler with a perforation of his eardrum sustained in training, lost with scores of 117-111, 115-113 and 116-112.
He sits third in the Super Six table with one win and one defeat.
Date published :
26 Apr 2010 - 14:19:20
