By Mark Vester

WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch is willing to break the bank in order to bring his upcoming fight with Glen Johnson to Nottingham. Froch defends the belt against Johnson in the semi-finals of Showtime's Super Six tournament. The fight is tentative for June 4 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. According Showtime's Super Six agreements, the semi-finals must take place in the United States.  

Froch has reached out to Showtime with a financial offer to move the fight. He's willing to give the network compensation in the form of 250,000 from the gate.

"I've been in touch with Showtime and talks are on-going," said Froch to the Nottingham Post. "Websites are reporting that the fight with Johnson will be in Atlantic City on June 4. It looks like that will be the date, but it is not 100 per cent certain yet. I've had my last two fights away from home and that's not fair on my fans. They are brilliant and they deserve better."

"I've boxed all over the world as an amateur and a professional and I can honestly say the Nottingham fans are the most vocal and more importantly the most passionate crowd I've ever witnessed. Hence, the amount of work I'm putting in to bring this next fight back home.

"I've spoken to Showtime, who will obviously want compensation. After all, it's an expensive business to bring a production crew over here. I've offered to pay them 250,000 dollars out of my share of the gate in Nottingham and I'm just waiting for them to get back to me. I'll be gutted if I have to fight in America, but I can't really do any more."