Carl Froch Urges British Fans For Support in Denmark

By Terence Dooley

Carl Froch’s fight with Mikkel Kessler has finally been set for the MCH Messecenter, Herning on April the 24th and ‘The Cobra’ has personally apologised for any confusion over the travel arrangements whilst also vowing to separate Kessler from his senses come fight night.  Froch, 32, told thisisnottingham.com that this will be an old fashioned tear-up between two committed punchers.

“There will be 10,000 in Herning and I know it will be a hostile place, but I have to make sure that I take a lot of my supporters with me.  I just hope that not too many people have arranged to travel to the wrong place at the wrong time and I apologise for the confusion,” said the 26-0 (20) WBC super-middleweight champion.

“I can guarantee that every British fan that makes the journey will get value, because this will be a great fight and a great British victory.  Kessler is an old-school warrior and he wants to win the Super Six and not take an early bath.  He has all the advantages.  He's at home, the crowd will be on his side and he knows defeat means the end of his Super Six dream.  But I've proved I can go overseas to a fighter's backyard and pull off a big win,” blasted Froch, who travelled to Connecticut and knocked out Jermain Taylor in the final round of their WBC super-middleweight title fight last April.

Kessler, 30, will surely have a point to prove after being out-bullied and out-roughed by Andre Ward, who emerged as the surprise package of the Super Six tournament when dominating Kessler en route to a technical decision win, relieving the Dane of his WBA title in the process.  Kessler lost his other big test when dropping a points verdict to Joe Calzaghe in Cardiff in 2007 and the 30-year-old ‘Viking Warrior’ will be straining at the leash to prove himself come fight night.

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