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Froch worried judges will favour Ward

Carl Froch lays it all on the line against Andre Ward on Saturday night © Getty Images

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Carl Froch says he is "concerned" about travelling to the United States to challenge Andre Ward for the Super Six crown, fearing he may come off second best on the judges' scorecards if he fails to knock out his opponent.

Froch puts his WBC super-middleweight title on the line, with the unbeaten Ward bringing his WBA version when the pair meet in Atlantic City for the final instalment of Showtime's Super Six World Boxing Classic - a tournament that will reach its conclusion on Saturday after running for a little over two years.

While Froch has been putting the final touches to his preparations in New York ahead of the eagerly-awaited showdown, fellow Brit Amir Khan has been nursing the second defeat of his professional career, following a controversial split decision loss to Lamont Peterson in Washington at the weekend.

Khan was docked two points during the light-welterweight clash, and went on to surrender his WBA and IBF belts having been told unofficially he had won the fight at the end of the 12th round. With so much on the line in his own match-up, Froch admits he is wary of letting the fight go to the judges' scorecards, especially with the bout taking place Stateside.

"It's always a concern, I'm fighting an American on American soil," he told Sky Sports News. "He's an Olympic gold medallist, he's the golden boy, he's undefeated, he's a great talent, he's young, good-looking, he speaks well, he's got all the marketable things that a broadcaster like Showtime wants."

One man backing Froch to prevail is former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye. Although the Londoner respects Ward's skills, he believes Froch has too much in his locker for the American and is backing him to seize his "moment of destiny".

"Ward isn't going to be able to put a dent in him, the guy's got a lot of skills, he's got great natural ability - he's Olympic gold medalist, he's undefeated since he was 12 years of age - but he's never fought anyone like Carl Froch before," Haye told Sky Sports News.

"He's fought a lot of guys who come to win, but they give up halfway... Carl won't, Carl will just keep grinding him down and grinding him down. He'll put this guy in his uncomfort zone.

"He [Froch] is a big underdog in this fight, if you look at both their records you can't really understand why because Carl's boxed at a lot higher level consistently. But I think a lot of people put the emphasis on this guy's unbeaten record, but he hasn't fought anyone of the calibre of Carl Froch.

"Carl's boxed world champions, he's boxed guys with unbeaten records before and he's never come off second best. So I'm envisaging a tough fight for Carl, it's not going to be easy by any stretch, he's going to have to really dig deep, but I believe he knows this is his moment of destiny and he will win the fight."

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