By Rick Reeno
BoxingScene.com has confirmed, through reliable sources, that super middleweight Carl Froch has suffered a back injury and withdrew from his scheduled fight with Arthur Abraham on October 2 in Monaco. Froch did not show up for a press conference that was scheduled on Monday. It wasn't much later that his promoter Mick Hennessey informed all parties, including Showtime, that his fighter was injured and needed a few weeks to recover.
I've been informed by multiple parties that Sauerland Event is already working on rescheduling the fight to a date in November or December. The new date has to work for both fighters, Showtime, German network ARD and the venue in Monaco.
The latest injury is another blow for the third stage of the Super Six Boxing Classic. Two weeks ago, WBC champion champion Mikkel Kessler withdrew from the entire tournament with an eye injury. He later vacated his title. The remaining third stage bout between Andre Dirrell and Andre Ward is still scheduled for September 25 on Showtime's calendar, but everyone involved expects the fight to be postponed, likely to a date in October, as a venue and/or fight location has yet to be finalized.