Africa Top Sports reported on England boxer George Groves forcing adversary Carl Froch to consider either a rematch or a retirement after the latter’s controversial win over him Saturday night in Manchester.
Froch retained his WBA and IBF super-middleweight titles after referee Howard Foster hastily stepped in to signal a stoppage victory over Groves following a brutal battle on Saturday.
Groves floored Froch heavily in the first-round and hurt the 36-year-old on a number of occasions before the champion’s late rally prompted Foster’s swift intervention.
There have been widespread calls for a rematch, but Amir Khan (former two-times world champion) insists Froch showed clear signs of decline and called on the Cobra to quit rather than risk another gruelling fight with Groves.
“He’s past his sell-by date,” Khan told the Daily Mail.
“Froch should retire. He’s on top at the moment with the belts, I really think in his next fight he’ll lose those belts. He got a very close win against Groves because he was losing almost every round.”
Trainer Paddy Fitzpatrick of Groves already said that referee Foster should be held to account.