'COBRA' FROCH READY TO STRIKE

Sporting Life7th October, 2009

Carl Froch says he's primed and ready to hand unbeaten American star Andre Dirrell his first ever defeat when they meet in Group Stage 1 of the Super Six World Boxing Classic on October 17.

Froch's WBC World super-middleweight title will be up for grabs when the two men clash at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham.

While Froch will be looking to ruin Dirrell's perfect record in his native Nottingham, Arthur Abraham will also be on home soil in Berlin as he opens his campaign in a clash of former world middleweight champions against American Jermain Taylor.

It all adds up to a knockout night for fight fans and Froch is promising to live up to his growing reputation as one of the sport's most exciting fighters.

He said: "I've proven I can get in the trenches and emerge on top.

"He hasn't been in that deep yet so let's see what happens when he finds himself in that kind of fight."

Twenty of Froch's 25 professional wins have come inside the distance, and he's predicting another short night's work.

"I believe I'll knock him out, the sooner the better as far as I'm concerned. I've studied him and I think he has a number of flaws that I can exploit.

"My record proves I can punch and I just need one opportunity to finish a fight be it in the first round or the last round."

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