Carl Froch has been called out by a former opponent for an exhibition match, despite being nearly 12 years into his retirement. Prior to that, Froch had claimed another stoppage victory over his rival, this time under controversial circumstances after referee Howard Foster intervened in round nine. “I thought about it because we have history, we’ve only fought once [and] there was talk about a second fight. “I may not even spar; I’m just going to get into tip-top shape. Ward’s last professional outing took place in 2017, back when he secured an eighth-round stoppage victory over fearsome light-heavyweight puncher Sergey Kovalev, retiring undefeated.