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Amir Khan's recent fight with Paul McCloskey was only shown on Primetime TV © PA Photos

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Amir Khan is in danger of becoming a forgotten fighter if his row with Sky TV continues to escalate, according to fellow British world champion Carl Froch.

Froch, who is the WBC super-middleweight title holder, recently penned a five-fight deal with Barry and Eddie Hearn's promotional outfit Matchroom Sport in a bid to become a more established fighter.

After years of struggling to attract the publicity needed to become a household name, Froch realises the importance of staying in the public eye. In April, Sky refused to show Khan's latest title defence at Manchester's MEN Arena against Paul McCloskey following a blazing row over pay-per-view fees and Froch has warned the WBA light-welterweight king he could slip under the radar if he fails to iron out his differences with the broadcasting giant.

"Why would anyone leave Sky and go to another?," he told the Sun. "But Khan has been taking advice and did exactly that for his last fight.

"Has Khan taken the right advice. Has he been given the right advice? His team obviously think they are doing the right things but Amir is in danger of disappearing from general public view. If he doesn't fight on Sky he will slip under the radar.

"I know because it has already happened to me. I didn't get the right TV exposure after I became world champion. My subsequent defences were not on mainstream TV either and that is why I am not a household name - but that is about to change."

Froch, 33, takes on 67-fight veteran Glen Johnson in the semi-finals of the Super Six Boxing Classic in Atlantic City on Saturday - with the bout being broadcast on Sky.

"I've been trying to get back on Sky for a long time now and things are looking good as they will show my next fight against Johnson," he said. "I don't think I've had the right accolades or the right recognition - that is all about to change.

"I have two big fights coming up - the first against Johnson for my WBC title, the second will be in the final of a tournament called Super Six to find the best super-middleweight on the planet. When I accomplish both of those feats, people will look at what I have done previously as well as what I am doing now.

"That will catapult me to super stardom I hope. I don't want to be the country's best kept boxing secret. I don't want to be a secret. I want to be out there, to crossover from being a boxer on the back pages to the front pages and become the big superstar I deserve to be. That would be impossible fighting on lesser channels."

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