Carl Froch: record, next fight and profile →
IBF/WBA 'regular' super middleweight champion Carl Froch (33-2, 24KOs), 37-years-old, admitted he was not ‘excited’ about the prospect of facing IBF mandatory challenger James DeGale and is still hoping for a Las Vegas fight. “I’ve got to sit down and speak to Eddie Hearn my promoter over the next couple of weeks,” he said.
Wembley Arena, London - IBF/WBA 'regular' super middleweight king Carl Froch has warned his former opponent, George Groves (20-2, 15KOs), to stay away from WBC champion Anthony Dirrell. Groves, after suffering back from back to back stoppage defeats to Carl Froch, returned on Saturday night with a twelve round unanimous decision over Christopher Rebrasse (22-3, 6KOs) to capture the EBU/WBC silver super middleweight titles. Groves is now the mandatory challenger Dirrell.
George Groves does not think that he is a broken fighter after his defeat to Carl Froch and is looking forward to stepping back into the ring. The English boxer is gearing up to face Frenchman Christopher Rebrasse at Wembley Arena and Groves sees this fight as the perfect opportunity to challenge for world titles again. He told Sky Sports News HQ: “I just want to be busy and I just want to box. We didn’t want to hang about after the last fight, we’ve come straight back in to take the quickest route back to a world title fight.
George Groves overcame his shattering defeat to Carl Froch by replaying the moment he was knocked out nine times the next morning. Groves, who was floored in the eighth round against Froch in May, is hoping to lay the demons to rest when he fights Frenchman Christopher Rebrasse for the European super middleweight title on September 20. The bout will also serve as a final WBC title eliminator but it has added importance for Groves, who is looking for rejuvenation after his loss to Froch in front of 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium. Groves watched the fight back three times that same night and trainer Paddy Fitzpatrick made his pupil go through it all again the following morning.
The bad blood between super middleweights Carl Froch and George Groves is far from over. After two tension filled encounters, a third fight could be brewing for 2015. Groves (19-2, 15KOs) came close to beating Froch (33-2, 24KOs) last November and found himself on the losing end of a controversial ninth round stoppage. Their May rematch drew a record crowd of 80,000 fans to Wembley Stadium. Froch once again prevailed, stopping Groves with a devastating knockout in the eight.
Hamburg/London – WBA world champion Jürgen Brähmer can't wait to get in the ring for the super-duel against the Brit Carl Froch. The current IBF super-middleweight world champion recently announced he is only interested in a really big fight – now Jürgen Brähmer, a famous name on the boxing scene known around the world, is challenging the Brit to a bout. The former WBO and current WBA world champion in the light-heavyweight class intends to defend his title and is even prepared to drop a weight class for the duel.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport is distancing his fighter, IBF/WBA 'regular' super middleweight champion Carl Froch (33-2, 24KOs), from a potential clash with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Hearn had several discussions with Top Rank regarding the fight but they continue to have issues between Chavez, who believes he's a free agent and refuses to agree to any fight unless all of the promotional terms are satisfactory.
As was the case earlier this year, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (48-1-1, 32KOs) and Top Rank are holding ground on certain aspects on a proposed deal to face WBA/IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch on January 24th. Chavez owes one more fight to Top Rank, and once completed the Mexican star will become a free agent. When Top Rank tried to make a fight between Chavez and Gennady Golovkin, their talks hit a wall after Chavez rejected any deal which included a contract extension. Top Rank did counter with modified a offer for a single fight with no future options, but Chavez was unhappy with the money.
World super middleweight champion Carl Froch says he may retire if a proposed fight with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in Las Vegas falls through. Froch, 37, defended his IBF and WBA belts against George Groves at Wembley in May and vowed to finish on a high in Vegas, where he has never fought. But he is considering quitting because he fears he may never secure a deal to fight Chavez and does not want to face ex-Olympic champion James DeGale.
Making only his third start since an infamous 2010 disqualification win over Arthur Abraham in the “Super Six” tournament, 30-year old Andre Dirrell (22-1, 15 KO), 172, of Flint, Michigan, scored a fifth round stoppage of 32-year old Vladine Biosse (15-5-2, 7 KO), 172, of Providence, Rhode Island, in Light Heavyweight action. The referee was Jeff Macaluso.