By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch is eager to get former two time super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler back to his own home arena in Nottingham, UK, so that Froch can try and avenge an earlier loss to Kessler from two years ago in the Super Six tournament.

Froch wants to slip a fight in between a rematch with former IBF champ Lucian Bute, and Kessler is the guy that Froch wants rather than the guy that beat him badly recently WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward.

Froch told Sky Sports News “I spoke to him [Kessler] about coming to Nottingham, and I told him ‘you owe it to me. I came to your home town and fought you, you’ve got to come to my home town.'”

Kessler reportedly wants Froch to come to Denmark rather than giving Froch what he’s asking for. Kessler’s a big draw in Denmark, and he can probably bring in bigger numbers than the limited 9000 seat Nottingham Arena where Froch will likely try and stick the fight. I don’t blame Kessler for saying no to that idea. The idea here is the bring as much of that green stuff as possible, and Froch’s teeny 9000 seat Nottingham arena just won’t get the job done.

Since Kessler already beat Froch two years ago, I think that gives him the power to pick where the fight will take place. Froch’s International Boxing Federation strap doesn’t mean anything. The venue for the fight should rightfully be determined about who is the biggest draw and who can put backsides in the seats.

I hate to say it but Kessler is the man to do that, not Froch. So, Kessler needs to tell Froch that it’s Denmark or nothing. He’s got to lay down the law and if Froch doesn’t like it, he can always turn around and fight Andre Dirrell or his talented brother Anthony Dirrell. I’m sure that with those dangerous choices, Froch will be sure to given in to Kessler’s requests to have the fight take place in Denmark.