Carl Froch’s Super Six fight postponed after Andre Ward injury

Carl Froch, left, in action against Glen Johnson, will have to wait for his scheduled Super Six meeting with Andre Ward. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images

Carl Froch‘s Super Six series fight against Andre Ward has been postponed after his American opponent suffered a cut in training that required stitches.

Froch had been due to take on Ward on 29 October in Atlantic City in what would have been a world super-middleweight unification bout. However, the contest will now be put back after Ward, the WBA champion, revealed that he had been injured while sparring.

Ward posted on his Twitter account: “Bad News: I sustained a cut in sparring a few hours ago … flew to LA to see the Doc. I got 7 stitches. I will let you know the new date soon.”

Froch, who has only lost once in 29 fights and is the current WBC belt-holder, qualified for the final of the Super Six tournament with a win over Glen Johnson in June.