Khan's pay-per-view TV KO opens the door for Cobra Froch to cash in with Sky Sports

Carl Froch is likely to be the beneficiary of Amir Khan’s pay-per-view bust up with Sky Sports.

Team Khan’s decision to switch to the fledgling Primetime cable network for Saturday night's contentious world light-welterweight title defence against Paul McCloskey appears to have opened a window for Sky to give Froch his long overdue exposure to their wider audience.

The Nottingham Cobra, who has been overlooked quite scandalously by mainstream television in his own land through a series of thrilling world title fights against many of the world’s other leading super-middleweights, is negotiating the broadcast rights for his Super Six semi-final against veteran Jamaican Glen Johnson in Atlantic City on June 4.
TV talks: Carl Froch could cash in on Amir Khan's pay-per-view bust-up with Sky in time for his forthcoming fight with Glen Johnson

TV talks: Carl Froch could cash in on Amir Khan's pay-per-view bust-up with Sky in time for his forthcoming fight with Glen Johnson

Froch is doing the deals personally now he has severed ties with his long-time promoter Mick Hennessy, the problems with clinching  major TV contract having become an issue between them.

Now, with Khan removed from their budget at least for the time being, Sky have freed up funds to engage in talks with Froch.

Both sides will be keen to reach agreement for at least a two-fight deal, the second being the final of the Super Six series assuming Froch goes through.

The fight against Johnson is also for Froch's world super-middleweight title. He is the heavy favourite to beat Johnson, as is America’s Andre Ward in next month’s first semi-final against Arthur Abraham.

Froch versus Ward, in a final which would unify most of the world championship alpha-belts, would have pay-per-view potential here and on the American Showtime network, the sponsors of this prolonged and at times troubled tournament.

That is no more than Froch deserves as he continues to take on the other big names in a talent stacked division.


If Wladimir Klitscho is hoping that the turmoil reportedly afflicting David Haye's personal life will blur his focus for their world heavyweight title unification this summer, he will be seriously disappointed.

Haye's 32-year-old wife Natasha is believed to have departed the marital home in London, taking their two-year-old son Cassius with her, following allegations of an affair in America with 23-year-old former Las Vegas stripper turned personal trainer, Aimie Buck.

Be they true or false, many a sportsman would be distracted by any rumours of scandal. But Haye rides a crisis like Tony McCoy steers winning horses over fences.