Joe Calzaghe: Carl Froch can beat Lucian Bute

Joe Calzaghe has tipped Carl Froch to beat Lucian Bute, claiming that home advantage could be vital.

Undefeated Bute will put his IBF super-middleweight title on the line in Nottingham on May 26.

While Calzaghe concedes that the odds are in Bute's favour, he thinks that the 32-year-old Romanian may be made to regret agreeing to fight in his opponent's hometown.

"Bute's definitely the favourite but home advantage does count for a lot," Calzaghe told The Sun.

"If Froch can drag him into a war and make it a toe-to-toe affair, I can see the crowd spurring him on to the win.

"All I would say is that Bute wouldn't have come to England unless he was confident. It's going to be a tough, tough night, but I think Froch has got a chance."

Froch has said that he will use his defeat to Andre Ward as motivation ahead of the showdown with Bute.