12.03.08 Inkin pulls out of Froch showdown

Russian Denis Inkin has pulled out of the scheduled WBC eliminator fight with Nottingham's Carl 'the Cobra' Froch.

Froch, who is in the shape of his life, was delivered the crushing news upon landing back in the UK following his first intensive international training camp.

At present, Inkin has notified his promotion team to tell them that he is unable to fight due to a 'virus'.

"Training has been immense, the timing, power and accuracy of my shots left me in no doubt that Inkin would be in serious trouble come March 29th... I feel bullet-proof" Said Froch today.

"The news came yesterday and immediately Mick Hennessy calmly dealt with the problem at hand by offering the chance to fight me, to every top name in the division. "

" Edison Miranda turned the fight down... , so did European champion Cristian Sanavia point blank. .... Also Canadian Jean Fruit Pastille he didn't want the chance to fight for the WBC eliminator either "

"Mikkel Kessler, who needs plenty of time to make the weight and is coming back from a hand injury understandably required more notice..maybe that can happen soon regardless"

As yet the show may yet be filled with a suitable high-calibre opponent or it may be decided to wait for Denis Inkin to recover from his 'mystery illness'.

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