Britain's Carl Froch stopped defending champion Lucian Bute of Romania in the fifth round to take the IBF super-middleweight title in Nottingham early Sunday. full story ![]()

Carl Froch has apologised for threatening to 'kill' Mikkel Kessler in their IBF super-middleweight fight in London on Saturday night - but will still face an investigation by the British Boxing Board of Control.
dailymail.co.uk (1 hour ago)

'I'm smashing his face in. It sounds brutal, horrible, but that is what this means to me' says angry IBF super-middleweight champ
mirror.co.uk (16 hours ago)

Mikkel Kessler hints that super-middleweight bout with Britain's Carl Froch may provide curtain call in his career. Gareth A Davies reports.
telegraph.co.uk (22 days ago)

In six days’ time, it’s the big one - my rematch with Mikkel Kessler for my IBF super-middleweight title and his WBA belt - two warriors clashing in the capital at the sold-out O2 Arena.
standard.co.uk (3 days ago)

IBF super-middleweight defied partner Rachel and went for training session in Sheffield – before well-timed motorway dash back to Nottingham
mirror.co.uk (3 days ago)

Carl Froch has been given an added incentive to beat Mikkel Kessler later this month after Bernard Hopkins pinpointed the Nottingham slugger as the man he would next like to face after mandatory challenger Karo Murat. Froch is looking to avenge his defeat to Denmark's Kessler when the two meet at the O2 Arena on May 25 in a blockbusting bout for the WBA and IBF...
guardian.co.uk (16 days ago)
Jean Pascal, the former World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion, and Lucian Bute, who held the International Boxing Federation super-middleweight crown, will meet May 25 at a venue yet to be decided, promoters for the two fighters announced Friday.
cbc.ca (2 months and 9 days ago)

The legendary Bernard Hopkins is offering Carl Froch the incentive of a super-fight in Britain if he gains his revenge over Mikkel Kessler in their world super-middleweight title battle later this month.
dailymail.co.uk (16 days ago)

Carl Froch stares at the goose bumps that have risen on his muscular left arm and a shiver runs through him. There have never been any doubts that his fight with Mikkel Kessler at the O2 Arena in south‑east London on Saturday night in defence of his IBF super-middleweight title was going to be anything but an uncompromising reprise of their encounter in Denmark three years...
guardian.co.uk (15 hours ago)

Carl Froch admits Saturday's huge super-middleweight unification rematch with Mikkel Kessler has been "a long time coming" after waiting three years for his shot at revenge against his Danish rival.
standard.co.uk (2 days ago)
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