By Edward Chaykovsky

WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (26-0, 12KOs) is willing to drop down to 168-pounds to challenge WBA/IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch. Cleverly has challenged Froch in the past, with the Nottingham boxer refusing to make a division leap to 175. If Froch refuses to move up, then Cleverly is willing to move down.

“I know I can beat Froch so I’m more than happy to move down a division to show people what I can do. It would be tough for me to move down, but it’s a sacrifice I’m willing to take in order to make this barnstorming fight happen," Cleverly told Wales Online. "That is how bad I want this fight. If you do it right (lose the weight) it’s possible – you can keep your strength and power.”

“Carl’s got a bit carried away with his success and that leads to arrogance. He claims he is the best British pound-for-pound fighter with Lennox Lewis. That’s massively disrespectful to people like Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton.”