Carl Froch will defend his WBA and IBF super middleweight titles against George Groves at the Phones 4U Arena, Manchester, on Saturday November 23. Tickets for the blockbuster British showdown will go on sale at midday on September 17, when the champion and challenger go head-to-head at the first press conference for the fight. Full…
In the past fortnight, British fight fans are facing the prospect of not just one domestic super fight, but two, which will take place later this year. As firstly, big talking and big hitting heavyweights David Haye and Tyson Fury have finally signed for what can be only described as the worst kept secret in…
Carl Froch will defend his IBF and WBA World super middleweight titles against George Groves this winter. The all-British clash will take place in late November or early December at a venue to be confirmed at a press conference in the near future – both men will comment on the fight live on Sky Sports…
Eddie Hearn says that a huge all-British super middleweight World title showdown between IBF and WBA champion Carl Froch and unbeaten Commonwealth champion George Groves could happen later this year. Reacting to reports this morning that the IBF have ordered Froch to face mandatory challenger Groves, Hearn, who promotes both fighters, clarified the position on…
Martin Murray says he’s more than happy to move up a weight division and face fellow Brit Carl Froch. The St. Helens puncher is a career middleweight and has no problems scaling 160lbs, but he feels a clash with Froch is the kind of opportunity every boxer dreams of.
Carl Froch told a civic reception in his home town of Nottingham that he still dreams of a big show at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground. The Cobra was honoured with a second civic reception following his epic rematch win over Mikkel Kessler at the O2 Arena in London on May 25 and when he addressed…
Eddie Hearn says he wants Carl Froch to face either Mikkel Kessler or Andre Ward in the winter before a huge all-British summer clash with George Groves. Froch exacted revenge on Kessler in a blockbuster night at the O2 Arena on May 25, adding the WBA belt to his IBF strap in a thrilling contest…
Froch Vs Kessler Replay: Sky Sports viewers can relive the epic rematch between Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler replayed at 8.30pm on Sky Sports HD4 Tonight.
In a interview in March of this year, former World and European Heavyweight title challenger Dereck Chisora had proclaimed that “boxing is dead because it needs charactersâ€. But if Finchley based Chisora had taken the Northern and the Jubilee Lines on the London Underground to North Greenwich, the location of the O2 Arena that played…
Carl Froch Vs Mikkel Kessler: London’s 02 Arena was packed to the rafters last night as over 19,000 fans cheered on Nottingham’s Carl Froch to victory against arch-rival Mikkel Kessler of Denmark in a bout for the WBA and IBF super middleweight titles. The duo were reprising their 2010 slugfest in Herning, Denmark, won by…
Nottingham’s Carl ‘The Cobra’ Froch retained his IBF Super-Middleweight Title by Unanimous Decision over Mikkel Kessler of Copehagen last night before a packed O2 Arena, London. The fight – described as an ‘all-out war’ – saw both men taking heavy head-shots which could easily have warranted a stoppage for either fighter. But like true warriors…
Carl Froch Vs Mikkel Kessler, Three years after their thrilling initial clash, super middleweights Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler are at it again on Saturday evening, this time at London’s 02 Arena. On April 24, 2010, the pair met on Kessler’s Danish home turf with Carl Froch’s WBC on offer as part of the Super…