Carl Froch not interested in George Groves rematch

IBF and WBA super-middleweight champion Carl Froch has insisted that he does not want to "go over old ground" by agreeing to face George Groves in a rematch.

Froch stopped Groves in controversial circumstances in the ninth round of their world title fight last month, but despite calls for a second showdown to be agreed between the two Brits, the Nottingham boxer has reiterated that he has no plans to face Groves in 2014.

The 36-year-old told Sky Sports News: "I defended my title against a mandatory. I beat an unbeaten fighter, a hungry, ambitious fighter who came to win the fight - and winning with a technical knockout in the ninth round is a great result.

"Do I want to go over old ground? Not at the minute, no. I like to move forward in my career and the only old ground I like to go over again is for a defeat."

Froch has previously revealed that he would like to face unbeaten American Andre Ward, after losing to the 29-year-old in 2011.