By Rick Reeno
BoxingScene.com has received notification that Carl Froch's defense of the WBC super middleweight title against Mikkel Kessler has been bumped to April 17 in Denmark. The fight had been planned for March and some thought it would be paired on Showtime with another second stage bout in the Super Six tournament - Arthur Abraham vs Andre Dirrell, scheduled for March 6 in California.
Kessler's face suffered all sorts of damage from last month's decision loss to Andre Ward. He is going to require some added healing time to prepare. Ward's next fight in the Super Six, against Jermain Taylor or otherwise, will likely take place on the same April date. Of course, that depends on Taylor's decision to go forward with the fight and the schedule of a possible replacement - like Allan Green or IBF champion Lucian Bute.