World IBF super-middleweight champion Carl Froch has claimed that he will not fight Andre Ward unless the American travels to the United Kingdom.

Froch, who retained his title against Mikkel Kessler at the weekend, was defeated on points by Ward in December 2011.

"If he comes to the UK there is a big chance of it happening. But he does not want to fight here, he has made that quite clear. He is waiting for me to go the States, but will be waiting a long time," Froch told BBC Sport.

"He knows I will be at my best in Britain and he doesn't want to fight me at my best. He wants to fight me when I'm jet-lagged, against the crowd, against the judges and with everything in his favour.

"He said I would only be a great or a superstar if I fought in America, and I have done that. In the Super Six Boxing Classic I got to the final and lost a tight decision on points to him in America. That defeat has never hurt me as I felt I got pick-pocketed. It was more frustrating than hurtful."

Froch has also recently claimed that he, alongside Lennox Lewis, is the best British boxer of all time.