carl froch will be a keen observer when julio cesar chavez jnr returns to the ring after a year-long absence . froch had hoped to take on the mexican this month in las vegas but a shoulder injury forced the nottingham world champion to pull out . instead , chavez faces andrzej fonfara at a catchweight of 172lb on saturday night but has said he is open to facing the brit later this year . wba super-middleweight champion carl froch took part in a poker tournament in lenton . london , england -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- four decades after he won over america with his scratchy , soulful voice and blues-inspired rock , british-born joe cocker is receiving an honor from the queen . joe cocker is being honored at buckingham palace for his services to music . cocker , 63 , was set to receive an obe , or order of the british empire , at a ceremony thursday morning at buckingham palace . the award officially recognizes cocker 's `` services to music . '' prince charles was planning to present cocker with the honor , part of the queen 's annual birthday honors list . famous for songs including `` you are so beautiful '' and his cover of the beatles ' `` with a little help from my friends , '' cocker began his career by singing ray charles songs in pubs around his hometown of sheffield , northern england in the early 1960s . cocker toured with a string of bands , often playing american airbases in europe , winning fans among the servicemen . the press hailed his first u.s. television performance on the ed sullivan show in 1969 , and the following summer , cocker played to half a million people at the historic woodstock rock festival in new york state . the ensuing live album `` mad dogs and englishmen '' remains a cocker classic , with songs including `` cry me a river '' and `` feelin ' alright . '' rolling stone magazine says cocker 's `` gritty , powerful voice remains one of the most distinctive in rock & roll . '' ` i 'm ticking over , just waiting at the moment , ' froch told sportsmail . ` chavez is back in action and hopefully he 'll do the business . if he comes through unscathed and he looks impressive then there 's no reason why negotiations ca n't start for a fight with me . ` we 'll see how he looks . he might get knocked out then it would be off the table . ` we 'll take it from there and i 'll decide what i 'm going to do based on how i feel in the gym . hbo has launched its hbo now channel on the apple tv set-top box , iphone and ipad ahead of the series premiere of hbo hit show game of thrones on april 12 . the service is available in the us for $ 14.99 -lrb- # 9.90 -rrb- a month , and will includes all past , present and future hbo programming . ` it 's a fight that can be made and should be made providing we both want it . i 'm prepared to travel to america because i 'd like to fight in las vegas before i retire . ' froch was due to fight julio cesar chavez jr. -lrb- right -rrb- in las vegas but was forced to withdraw with injury . froch is still keen to fight in las vegas and would be open to travelling to america to fight chavez . a whirlwind u.s. tour after woodstock left cocker `` exhausted , '' according to his own web site , and reported drug and alcohol abuse came soon after . cocker had a top 10 song in 1975 with `` you are so beautiful , '' but his fortunes really turned in 1982 with his no. 1 duet with jennifer warnes , `` up where we belong , '' the theme from the movie `` an officer and a gentleman . '' cocker 's most recent u.s. top 10 was `` when the night comes , '' written by bryan adams . cocker now lives on a ranch in colorado but still tours extensively . he has been touring europe since june and plans shows in sheffield and london this weekend . e-mail to a friend . it comes as apple is believed to be preparing a new version of the tv box that can run apps for a june launch . scroll down for video . hbo has launched its hbo now channel on the apple tv set-top box , iphone and ipad ahead of the series premiere of hbo hit show game of thrones on april 12 . the announcement comes weeks after apple cut the price of its apple tv device from $ 99 -lrb- # 65 -rrb- to $ 69 -lrb- # 45 -rrb- in an effort to make it competitive with the likes of google chromecast . hbo now 's official iphone and ipad app is also rolling out on the app store today , according to macrumours , and should become available for all users by the end of the day . carl froch took part in the # 1m guaranteed main event at the pokerstars uk & ireland poker tour . to find out more about upcoming stops of the tour , please visit : pokerstars.com . after subscribing to hbo now through apple tv or an ios device , users can also access the hbo now website to stream content on the web using a mac - similar to netflix . however , it will only be exclusively available through apple for three months before moving on to other platforms . new york-based hbo , a unit of time warner , has so far been available only to customers with a pay television subscription . new york-based hbo , a unit of time warner , has so far been available only to customers with a pay television subscription until now . the service will be available for ios devices along with apple tv set-top box , providing access to shows like game of thrones -lrb- left -rrb- and the sopranos -lrb- right -rrb- . price : it available in the us for $ 14.99 -lrb- # 9.90 -rrb- . the first month is free for early-bird subscribers . launch date : today . devices : apple tv and on phones and ipads from three months exclusively . it will then move on to other web-based systems . what can you watch ? all past , present and future hbo programming . this includes game of thrones , the sopranos , veep , silicon valley and sex in the city . where can you watch it ? outside the us , hbo programmes are available through online and pay tv subscription services , such as sky . the hbo now service however , is currently only available in the us . the company has not yet revealed whether hbo now will be rolled out internationally . with hbo now , the company is aiming to reach people who have broadband access but do n't want to pay for a traditional tv package of dozens of other channels . for the monthly fee , viewers will be able to get hbo content without having to pay for an entire cable package , the company said . the first month is free for early-bird subscribers , the company added . ` this is a transformative moment for hbo , ' said chief executive richard pepler after an introduction from apple chief executive officer tim cook . the service will ship with the apple tv in the us , which is now at a lower price of $ 69 -lrb- # 45 -rrb- . the price cut is a reaction to devices such as the google chromecast having lowered their price to $ 35 and roku 2 costing just $ 70 . time warner said it wants to push its hbo now service to the 10 million broadband households that are not subscribed to a cable tv bundle service . it is also targeting the 70 million us cable tv subscribers who are n't hbo subscribers . outside the us , hbo shows are available through online and pay tv subscription services , such as sky . they include game of thrones , the sopranos , veep , silicon valley and sex in the city . the company has not yet revealed whether hbo now will be rolled out internationally . the service will ship with the apple tv in the us , which is now at a lower price of $ 69 -lrb- # 45 -rrb- . the price cut is a reaction to devices such as the google chromecast having lowered their price to $ 35 and roku 2 costing just $ 70 . the company has not yet revealed whether hbo now will be rolled out internationally .
injury forced carl froch to withdraw from bout with julio cesar chavez jnr . instead , chavez faces andrzej fonfara on saturday night . the wba super-middleweight champion is searching for his next fight .
carl froch will be a keen observer when julio cesar chavez jnr returns to the ring after a year-long absence . froch had hoped to take on the mexican this month in las vegas but a shoulder injury forced the nottingham world champion to pull out . instead , chavez faces andrzej fonfara at a catchweight of 172lb on saturday night but has said he is open to facing the brit later this year . wba super-middleweight champion carl froch took part in a poker tournament in lenton . london , england -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- four decades after he won over america with his scratchy , soulful voice and blues-inspired rock , british-born joe cocker is receiving an honor from the queen . joe cocker is being honored at buckingham palace for his services to music . cocker , 63 , was set to receive an obe , or order of the british empire , at a ceremony thursday morning at buckingham palace . the award officially recognizes cocker 's `` services to music . '' prince charles was planning to present cocker with the honor , part of the queen 's annual birthday honors list . famous for songs including `` you are so beautiful '' and his cover of the beatles ' `` with a little help from my friends , '' cocker began his career by singing ray charles songs in pubs around his hometown of sheffield , northern england in the early 1960s . cocker toured with a string of bands , often playing american airbases in europe , winning fans among the servicemen . the press hailed his first u.s. television performance on the ed sullivan show in 1969 , and the following summer , cocker played to half a million people at the historic woodstock rock festival in new york state . the ensuing live album `` mad dogs and englishmen '' remains a cocker classic , with songs including `` cry me a river '' and `` feelin ' alright . '' rolling stone magazine says cocker 's `` gritty , powerful voice remains one of the most distinctive in rock & roll . '' ` i 'm ticking over , just waiting at the moment , ' froch told sportsmail . ` chavez is back in action and hopefully he 'll do the business . if he comes through unscathed and he looks impressive then there 's no reason why negotiations ca n't start for a fight with me . ` we 'll see how he looks . he might get knocked out then it would be off the table . ` we 'll take it from there and i 'll decide what i 'm going to do based on how i feel in the gym . hbo has launched its hbo now channel on the apple tv set-top box , iphone and ipad ahead of the series premiere of hbo hit show game of thrones on april 12 . the service is available in the us for $ 14.99 -lrb- # 9.90 -rrb- a month , and will includes all past , present and future hbo programming . ` it 's a fight that can be made and should be made providing we both want it . i 'm prepared to travel to america because i 'd like to fight in las vegas before i retire . ' froch was due to fight julio cesar chavez jr. -lrb- right -rrb- in las vegas but was forced to withdraw with injury . froch is still keen to fight in las vegas and would be open to travelling to america to fight chavez . a whirlwind u.s. tour after woodstock left cocker `` exhausted , '' according to his own web site , and reported drug and alcohol abuse came soon after . cocker had a top 10 song in 1975 with `` you are so beautiful , '' but his fortunes really turned in 1982 with his no. 1 duet with jennifer warnes , `` up where we belong , '' the theme from the movie `` an officer and a gentleman . '' cocker 's most recent u.s. top 10 was `` when the night comes , '' written by bryan adams . cocker now lives on a ranch in colorado but still tours extensively . he has been touring europe since june and plans shows in sheffield and london this weekend . e-mail to a friend . it comes as apple is believed to be preparing a new version of the tv box that can run apps pay television subscription until now . the service will be available for ios devices along with apple tv set-top box , providing access to shows like game of thrones -lrb- left -rrb- and the sopranos -lrb- right -rrb- . price : it available in the us for $ 14.99 -lrb- # 9.90 -rrb- . the first month is free for early-bird subscribers . launch date : today . devices : apple tv and on phones and ipads from three months exclusively . it will then move on to other web-based systems . what can you watch ? all past , present and future hbo programming . this includes game of thrones , the sopranos , veep , silicon valley and sex in the city . where can you watch it ? outside the us , hbo programmes are available through online and pay tv subscription services , such as sky . the hbo now service however , is currently only available in the us . the company has not yet revealed whether hbo now will be rolled out internationally . with hbo now , the company is aiming to reach people who have broadband access but do n't want to pay for a traditional tv package of dozens of other channels . for the monthly fee , viewers will be able to get hbo content without having to pay for an entire cable package , the company said . the first month is free for early-bird subscribers , the company added . ` this is a
carl froch will be a keen observer when julio cesar chavez jnr returns to the ring after a year-long absence . froch had hoped to take on the mexican this month in las vegas but a shoulder injury forced the nottingham world champion to pull out . instead , chavez faces andrzej fonfara at a catchweight of 172lb on saturday night but has said he is open to facing the brit later this year . wba super-middleweight champion carl froch took part in a poker tournament in lenton . london , england -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- four decades after he won over america with his scratchy , soulful voice and blues-inspired rock , british-born joe cocker is receiving an honor from the queen . joe cocker is being honored at buckingham palace for his services to music . cocker , 63 , was set to receive an obe , or order of the british empire , at a ceremony thursday morning at buckingham palace . the award officially recognizes cocker 's `` services to music . '' prince charles was planning to present cocker with the honor , part of the queen 's annual birthday honors list . famous for songs including `` you are so beautiful '' and his cover of the beatles ' `` with a little help from my friends , '' cocker began his career by singing ray charles songs in pubs around his hometown of sheffield , northern england in the early 1960s . cocker toured with a string of bands , often playing american airbases in europe , winning fans among the servicemen . the press hailed his first u.s. television performance on the ed sullivan show in 1969 , and the following summer , cocker played to half a million people at the historic woodstock rock festival in new york state . the ensuing live album `` mad dogs and englishmen '' remains a cocker classic , with songs including `` cry me a river '' and `` feelin ' alright . '' rolling stone magazine says cocker 's `` gritty , powerful voice remains one of the most distinctive in rock & roll . '' ` i 'm ticking over , just waiting at the moment , ' froch told sportsmail . ` chavez is back in action and hopefully he 'll do the business . if he comes through unscathed and he looks impressive then there 's no reason why negotiations ca n't start for a fight with me . ` we 'll see how he looks . he might get knocked out then it would be off the table . ` we 'll take it from there and i 'll decide what i 'm going to do based on how i feel in the gym . hbo has launched its hbo now channel on the apple tv set-top box , iphone and ipad ahead of the series premiere of hbo hit show game of thrones on april 12 . the service is available in the us for $ 14.99 -lrb- # 9.90 -rrb- a month , and will includes all past , present and future hbo programming . ` it 's a fight that can be made and should be made providing we both want it . i 'm prepared to travel to america because i 'd like to fight in las vegas before i retire . ' froch was due to fight julio cesar chavez jr. -lrb- right -rrb- in las vegas but was forced to withdraw with injury . froch is still keen to fight in las vegas and would be open to travelling to america to fight chavez . a whirlwind u.s. tour after woodstock left cocker `` exhausted , '' according to his own web site , and reported drug and alcohol abuse came soon after 1m guaranteed main event at the pokerstars uk & ireland poker tour . to find out more about upcoming stops of the tour , please visit : pokerstars.com . after subscribing to hbo now through apple tv or an ios device , users can also access the hbo now website to stream content on the web using a mac - similar to netflix . however , it will only be exclusively available through apple for three months before moving on to other platforms . new york-based hbo , a unit of time warner , has so far been available only to customers with a pay television subscription . new york-based hbo , a unit of time warner , has so far been available only to customers with a watch it ? outside the us , hbo programmes are available through online and pay tv subscription services , such as sky . the hbo now service however , is currently only available in the us . the company has not yet revealed whether hbo now will be rolled out internationally . with hbo now , the company is aiming to reach people who have broadband access but do n't want to pay for a traditional tv package of dozens of other channels . for the monthly fee , viewers will be able to get hbo content without having to pay for an entire cable package , the company said . the first month is free for early-bird subscribers , the company added . ` this is a are available through online and pay tv subscription services , such as sky . they include game of thrones , the sopranos , veep , silicon valley and sex in the city . the company has not yet revealed whether hbo now will be rolled out internationally . the service will ship with the apple tv in the us , which is now at a lower price of $ 69 -lrb- # 45 -rrb- . the price cut is a reaction to devices such as the google chromecast having lowered their price to $ 35 and roku 2 costing just $ 70 . the company has not yet revealed whether hbo now will be rolled out internationally .
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carl froch will be a keen observer when julio cesar chavez jnr returns to the ring after a year-long absence . froch had hoped to take on the mexican this month in las vegas but a shoulder injury forced the nottingham world champion to pull out . instead , chavez faces andrzej fonfara at a catchweight of 172lb on saturday night but has said he is open to facing the brit later this year . wba super-middleweight champion carl froch took part in a poker tournament in lenton . london , england -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- four decades after he won over america with his scratchy , soulful voice and blues-inspired rock , british-born joe cocker is receiving an honor from the queen . joe cocker is being honored at buckingham palace for his services to music . cocker , 63 , was set to receive an obe , or order of the british empire , at a ceremony thursday morning at buckingham palace . the award officially recognizes cocker 's `` services to music . '' prince charles was planning to present cocker with the honor , part of the queen 's annual birthday honors list . famous for songs including `` you are so beautiful '' and his cover of the beatles ' `` with a little help from my friends , '' cocker began his career by singing ray charles songs in pubs around his hometown of sheffield , northern england in the early 1960s . cocker toured with a string of bands , often playing american airbases in europe , winning fans among the servicemen . the press hailed his first u.s. television performance on the ed sullivan show in 1969 , and the following summer , cocker played to half a million people at the historic woodstock rock festival in new york state . the ensuing live album `` mad dogs and englishmen '' remains a cocker classic , with songs including `` cry me a river '' and `` feelin ' alright . '' rolling stone magazine says cocker 's `` gritty , powerful voice remains one of the most distinctive in rock & roll . '' ` i 'm ticking over , just waiting at the moment , ' froch told sportsmail . ` chavez is back in action and hopefully he 'll do the business . if he comes through unscathed and he looks impressive then there 's no reason why negotiations ca n't start for a fight with me . ` we 'll see how he looks . he might get knocked out then it would be off the table . ` we 'll take it from there and i 'll decide what i 'm going to do based on how i feel in the gym . hbo has launched its hbo now channel on the apple tv set-top box , iphone and ipad ahead of the series premiere of hbo hit show game of thrones on april 12 . the service is available in the us for $ 14.99 -lrb- # 9.90 -rrb- a month , and will includes all past , present and future hbo programming . ` it 's a fight that can be made and should be made providing we both want it . i 'm prepared to travel to america because i 'd like to fight in las vegas before i retire . ' froch was due to fight julio cesar chavez jr. -lrb- right -rrb- in las vegas but was forced to withdraw with injury . froch is still keen to fight in las vegas and would be open to travelling to america to fight chavez . a whirlwind u.s. tour after woodstock left cocker `` exhausted , '' according to his own web site , and reported drug and alcohol abuse came soon after . cocker had a top 10 song in 1975 with `` you are so beautiful , '' but his fortunes really turned in 1982 with his no. 1 duet with jennifer warnes , `` up where we belong , '' the theme from the movie `` an officer and a gentleman . '' cocker 's most recent u.s. top 10 was `` when the night comes , '' written by bryan adams . cocker now lives on a ranch in colorado but still tours extensively . he has been touring europe since june and plans shows in sheffield and london this weekend . e-mail to a friend . it comes as apple is believed to be preparing a new version of the tv box that can run apps
 The text is about Carl Froch, a boxer who has been out of action for a year due to injury. He was supposed to take on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in Las Vegas but had to pull out due to a shoulder injury. Instead, he will face Andrez Fonfara at a catchweight of 172lbs on Saturday night. Froch has won four decades and is known for his gritty voice and blues-inspired rock music. He began his career by singing Ray Charles songs in pubs around Sheffield.