SWITZERLAND CAN HOST ABRAHAM VS. FROCH BOUT
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 5, 2010 – 15:14 AMT 10:14 GMT
Arthur Abraham vs. Carl Froch bout may head to Switzerland. The camps
of the two super middleweights are in a tug of war over the venue.
Their fight takes place in the third stage of the Super Six Boxing
Classic on August 21. Froch wants the fight in Nottingham. Abraham
wants the fight in Germany.
The contract terms of the Super Six gives each boxer the power to
prevent a fight from taking place in the opponent’s home country.
Froch has refused to fight in Germany, and Abraham doesn’t want to
fight in Nottingham. Switzerland has been bought up as a neutral
location to stage the event. The fight contract for Abraham-Froch
calls for a venue in "Europe." The cities of Basel and Zurich are
being discussed for the fight, boxingscene.com reported.