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Froch was previously unbeaten in 26 fights before defeat by Kessler

Carl Froch has indicated he is unlikely to quit boxing's Super Six tournament.

The 32-year-old lost his WBC super-middleweight title to Mikkel Kessler on Saturday in Denmark and is next set to face German-Armenian Arthur Abraham.

But Froch has again insisted that he will not fight the current scoreboard leader Abraham in Germany.

"I won't be fighting in Germany, simple as that, but it has been pretty much agreed that we would fight in a neutral venue," he told BBC Radio 5 live.

Froch was unhappy at losing on a unanimous points decision to Kessler, who was fighting in his native Denmark.

And he added: "The last thing I want to do is to prepare and train for a fight in Germany with the same promoter and have the same problems happening potentially but I don't think quitting is an option."

With a win and a loss from his two tournament outings, Froch will face Abraham in his final group stage fight needing a victory to ensure his progress to the semi-finals.

Although Froch claimed that there was a long-standing agreement that the fight would be held in Britain, Sauerland Events, which promotes both boxers said that was not the case but the fight could still be staged in Europe.

"Contrary to what Mick Hennessy [Froch's English promoter] stated after the fight on Saturday, there is no agreement - neither written nor verbal - about the fight venue," said German promoter Wilfried Sauerland.

"The tournament contracts imply that the Abraham-Froch fight should take place on European territory or wherever it makes the most commercial sense for everyone involved.

"I would prefer it to be on neutral territory."

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For Froch, the tournament still represents his best opportunity to reclaim his WBC title and a win over Abraham would put him back in the frame.

With WBA super-middleweight champion Andre Ward also in the competition, three consecutive victories would in all probability see Froch emerge with two belts.

"As the Super Six World Boxing Classic rolls on and gets more interesting, a win against Abraham puts me in the semi-final and then there is the final," said Froch.

"I can still be undisputed champion in my next three fights, let's not forget that. This fight is going to make me stronger, better and more determined."

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