CARL FROCH
has threatened to hit his promoters for six if his next fight is not on home soil.Froch lost to Mikkel Kessler in the latest bout of the Super Six Classic series, which is designed to determine the undisputed world super-middleweight champion.
And now he says he will withdraw from the six-man tournament altogether if his planned August 21 clash with Arthur Abraham is moved away from his home city of Nottingham.
Tournament promoters Sauerland Events have angered ‘The Cobra’ by suggesting that the bout against Berlin-based Abraham may be shifted to Germany.
But Froch has told German promoters Sauerland: “If I am not fighting in Nottingham then I will quit the tournament – there is no doubt about that. We had an agreement that the next fight would be there and now they are suddenly trying to move the goalposts.”
Froch’s promoter Mick Hennessy confirmed that his fighter was serious about his intentions to throw in the towel.
He said: “Carl is a very strong individual and can be stubborn.
“If he says he doesn’t want to fight he won’t – it is as simple as that.
“We went into the Kessler fight with an agreement that, as Carl was the WBC world champion, he would have two of his three fights in the UK.”
But an insider at Sauerland Events told me: “They have misunderstood. The only agreement was that the next fight would take place in Europe. The situation is this – the fight will go to where the money is.
“Carl may think he is calling the shots but he isn’t.”
The 32-year-old’s bargaining power has certainly diminished after he suffered a points defeat in Kessler’s backyard.
I must say that I had Froch losing the contest by two rounds.
But it was one of those tight fights that could have gone either way.
One judge, however, was way off the mark, awarding it to Kessler by a staggering SIX rounds – sheer incompetence.
Froch said: “I thought it was a disgrace. I have received loads of texts from friends saying they thought I had won.
“Kessler fought well but I genuinely thought I had done enough to get the decision against a brave fighter.
“This does open up the whole Super Six series but, if I remain in it, I am convinced that I can end up coming out on top.”
One certain fact to emerge from the fight is that Froch was way below his normal high standard as he suffered his first defeat of a 27-fight career.
Trainer Rob McCracken said: “He did well but it just wasn’t good enough on the night against a fighter who had nothing to lose.
“But for one judge to give it to Kessler by six rounds was absolutely stupid.”
Source: dailystar.co.uk
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