Promoter has had talks with Carl Froch on comeback: “There’s an open door”

Four-time super-middleweight world champion Carl Froch has continuously flirted with a return to the fight game since his retirement in 2014.

Froch hung up the gloves after a legendary knockout of George Groves at Wembley Stadium settled their fierce rivalry and allowed him to walk away from boxing off the back of a phenomenal win.

Ever since, Froch has toyed with the idea of returning to professional boxing, calling out fellow super-middleweight and British boxing legend Joe Calzaghe to settle a long-running debate on who would come out on top. He has also expressed an interest in facing Jake Paul.

There could now be an opportunity for the Nottingham-born fan-favourite to make a move into the bare knuckle scene.

In an interview with Boxing Social, BKB CEO David Tetreault unveiled that he has held talks with Froch regarding a move into bare knuckle boxing.

“We have had conversations with Carl, we have. Carl was at one of our events just this past summer and there is an open door there.”

Should Froch opt to compete over at BKB, the reigning middleweight and super-middleweight BKB champion, and thus assumed target, is Colorado-based Lorawnt T Nelson, who boasted a 5-4 pro boxing record before taking off the gloves.

Although, if Froch can no longer make 168lbs, he may instead eye up a fight with current BKB light-heavyweight ruler, Nicholas ‘Cub’ Hawkins, who has won by stoppage in eight of his nine bare knuckle victories. The promotion has recently welcomed former world champions in Yuriorkis Gamboa and Lee Selby.

Another option for Froch is to glove up and settle a feud with John Fury, father of two-time heavyweight champion, Tyson. The pair have been going back and forth online after Fury looked to confront the younger man at a recent press conference. Both have, perhaps surprisingly, said they may be interested in making it happen under the Misfits banner.