Carl Froch's future in the Super Six competition is in doubt after a disagreement emerged over the venue for his next fight.
Disagreement over venue for next fight
Carl Froch's future in the Super Six competition has been plunged into doubt after a disagreement emerged over the venue for his next scheduled fight.
Having lost his WBC super-middleweight title to Mikkel Kessler in Denmark on Saturday night, the Nottingham fighter must now beat overall leader Arthur Abraham if he is to reach the semi-finals of the tournament.
However Froch, who claimed he was the victim of a hometown decision when judges handed Kessler a unanimous points win, is ready to withdraw if he has to fight Abraham in the latter's adopted country of Germany.
His promoter Mick Hennessy claims to have a long-standing arrangement that the fight, pencilled in for August 21, will be staged in the UK.
But Sauerland Events - who promote both Kessler and Abraham - released a statement on Monday suggesting that Froch will have to fight overseas again.
No agreement
"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.
"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 at the weekend with a perforated eardrum sustained in training, lost after judges awarded the fight to Kessler with scores of 117-111, 115-113 and 116-112.
He sits third in the Super Six table with one win and one defeat.
