It’s the one the Cobra has been wanting for the best part of three years.
The Nottingham man, 35, will get his chance to avenge the tighter of his two career losses after he and Dane, Mikkel Kessler agreed terms for a rematch.
The fight will likely be on 25th May at a London venue to be confirmed in the next few days.
The two first faced off in the early stages of the Super Six tournament in April 2010. It was held in Kessler back yard, with Froch’s WBC super-middleweight strap on the line.
It was a true war, one of the most entertaining fights of that year with Froch on the wrong end of a unanimous decision that many felt had been closer.
Froch made it further in the tournament than Kessler despite this, losing to Andre Ward in the showcase’s final.
But ever since the tournament was concluded, Froch has been chasing a rematch with the Dane.
Now that is has been agreed, it provides a chance for us to begin thinking about what kind of fight it will be.
Froch has faced the stronger opposition, of that there is no dispute, two of his last three fights coming against fighters seen as the best in the super-middleweight, regardless of what happened to Lucian Bute when they met last summer.
This fact could help or hinder a normal fighter, but I can only see it helping Froch because, at 35, he looks in as good shape as he ever has been and will not be suffering from ring-rust.
Kessler, on the other hand, has had a mixed three years in the intervening period.
He has knocked out Mehdi Bouadla, Allan Green and Brian Magee, none of whom – with the greatest respect – will go down as greats of the division.
Like Froch, the Viking Warrior has only been bested twice, by the two men many – myself included – see as the greatest super-middleweights of this millennium; Joe Calzaghe and Andre Ward, neither of whom have been beaten.
But I see Froch’s recent fights setting him up as pre-fight favourite. One thing is for sure; if you are a boxing fan, you will not want to be missing this one!
Adam’s top 10 Super-Middleweights of the Millennium (judged purely on performances during this time-scale:
1. Joe Calzaghe (46-0)
2. Andre Ward (26-0)
3. Carl Froch (32-2)
4. Mikkel Kessler (42-2)
5. Arthur Abraham (36-3)
6. Jean Pascal (30-2-1)
7. Lucian Bute (32-1)
8. Jeff Lacy (25-4-1)
9. Andre Dirrell (20-1)
10. Sakio Bika (30-5-2)
