Froch wants return to winning ways
Carl Froch insists he remains as confident as ever ahead of Saturday's WBC super-middleweight title clash with Arthur Abraham despite heading into the fight on the back of his first defeat.
The Nottingham fighter faces Abraham in Helsinki to contest the vacant belt he lost via unanimous decision to Mikkel Kessler in Denmark earlier this year.
"I go into every fight to win," he said. "If that means throwing bombs and breaking ribs then, yes, I'll do everything I can to win my belt back."
This fight, like that one, is part of the Super Six tournament with semi-final places on the line. More important for Froch, however, is the chance to immediately reclaim the title after an eye injury prompted Kessler to take an extended break and hand the belt back.
Froch felt the Kessler loss was a 'hometown decision' in Herning, Denmark in April and is happy meeting Abraham on neutral turf at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland.
"I come into the fight with self belief and confidence," he added. "I plan to come into the ring and win this belt back. I don't think it should have ever been taken away in the first place. I predict I'm going to win by any means necessary on Saturday night."
Germany-based Armenian Abraham is also seeking redemption after defeat in his last fight, which he was losing widely to Andre Dirrell before being disqualified for hitting the American when he was down
The pair were supposed to fight on October 2 until Froch pulled out with injury but Abraham has no concerns about the disrupted preparations.
"As a professional, you have to be able to deal with fight cancellations and postponements," he said.
"My coach Ulli Wegner knows how to adjust training. He made the right adjustments and I will be in perfect shape on November 27. The more I train, the better I get."
Date published :
26 Nov 2010 - 14:01:02
