Froch: Edison Miranda turned me down!

Russian Denis Inkin has pulled out of the scheduled WBC eliminator fight with Nottingham's Carl 'the Cobra' Froch. Froch, who is in the shape of his life, was delivered the crushing news upon landing back in the UK following his first intensive international training camp. At present, Inkin has notified his promotion team to tell them that he is unable to fight due to a 'virus'. "Training has been immense. The timing, power and accuracy of my shots left me in no doubt that Inkin would be in serious trouble come March 29th... I feel bullet-proof," said Froch today. "The news came yesterday and immediately Mick Hennessy calmly dealt with the problem at hand by offering the chance to fight me, to every top name in the division," Froch continued. "Edison Miranda turned the fight down. So did European champion Cristian Sanavia, point blank. Also, Canadian Jean Fruit Pastille, he didn't want the chance to fight for the WBC eliminator, either. "To be honest with you, I'd obliterate them all on the same night, (with) the shape I'm in right now. It is absolutely terrifying. "Mikkel Kessler, who needs plenty of time to make the weight and is coming back from a hand injury, understandably required more notice. Maybe that can happen soon regardless - I'd destroy him." As yet, the show may yet be filled with a suitable, high-calibre opponent or it may be decided to wait for Denis Inkin to recover from his 'mystery illness'.