Froch Says Super Six Clause Prevents David Haye Double

By Mark Vester

WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch would have liked to take part in a doubleheader with his close friend, WBA heavyweight champion David Haye, but he doesn't believe it's possible. Froch faces Glen Johnson in the semi-finals of the Super Six tournament on May 21, which is the same date as Haye's scheduled title defense at the O2 Arena in London.

Sky Sports wanted Froch and Haye to take part in a pay-per-view doubleheader on the May 21 date. Froch says his contract in the Super Six orders the semi-finals, and the final bout, to take place in the United States. He's not too happy about that, but says there is a chance that his fight with Johnson will take place in Canada.

"David is an old mate from my amateur days and we have been talking about a double header with Sky," said Froch to the Nottingham Post. "I think it would be really good. But Showtime have said from day one that the semi-finals and finals would be in America. There is a chance I could fight in Canada and I might have to settle for that."