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Froch wants Abraham fight in Britain
(UKPA)
25/04/10
Carl Froch has vowed to walk away from the high-profile Super Six
tournament unless an agreement is honoured that his next fight is held
in Britain.
Froch claimed to be the victim of a hometown decision when he lost his
WBC super-middleweight title to Mikkel Kessler in Herning, Denmark.
The Nottingham boxer lost his unbeaten professional record as Kessler
won a thrilling fight by unanimous decision and said: "I am adamant
that the next fight, with Arthur Abraham, will be taking place in
Britain."
Froch felt he won the fight despite not being at his best and insisted
afterwards that the verdict would have gone his way had it been on
English soil.
With a win and a loss from his two tournament outings, Froch next
faces German-Armenian Arthur Abraham in his final group stage fight.
The Englishman and his promoter Mick Hennessy claim to have a
long-standing agreement that the fight would be held in Britain but
Sauerland Events - who promote both Kessler and Abraham - are now
claiming they want it to be staged in Berlin.
Froch added: "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."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
(UKPA)
25/04/10
Carl Froch has vowed to walk away from the high-profile Super Six
tournament unless an agreement is honoured that his next fight is held
in Britain.
Froch claimed to be the victim of a hometown decision when he lost his
WBC super-middleweight title to Mikkel Kessler in Herning, Denmark.
The Nottingham boxer lost his unbeaten professional record as Kessler
won a thrilling fight by unanimous decision and said: "I am adamant
that the next fight, with Arthur Abraham, will be taking place in
Britain."
Froch felt he won the fight despite not being at his best and insisted
afterwards that the verdict would have gone his way had it been on
English soil.
With a win and a loss from his two tournament outings, Froch next
faces German-Armenian Arthur Abraham in his final group stage fight.
The Englishman and his promoter Mick Hennessy claim to have a
long-standing agreement that the fight would be held in Britain but
Sauerland Events - who promote both Kessler and Abraham - are now
claiming they want it to be staged in Berlin.
Froch added: "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."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress