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On December 6, 2008, Froch fought Canadian [[Jean Pascal]] for the vacant WBC super middleweight title and won after a hard fought 12 round battle.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2008-12-06-1627686878_x.htm</ref> |
On December 6, 2008, Froch fought Canadian [[Jean Pascal]] for the vacant WBC super middleweight title and won after a hard fought 12 round battle.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2008-12-06-1627686878_x.htm</ref> |
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On April 25, 2009, Froch fought [[Jermain Taylor]] in his first defence of his WBC super middleweight title, at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, Connecticut. Froch survived a third-round knockdown to sensationally knockout his opponent in the twelfth round.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/ |
On April 25, 2009, Froch fought [[Jermain Taylor]] in his first defence of his WBC super middleweight title, at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, Connecticut. Froch survived a third-round knockdown to sensationally knockout his opponent in the twelfth round.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8013772.stm</ref><ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-1093988/Britains-new-champion-Froch-lines-Taylor-defence.html</ref> |
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== Reigns of championships == |
== Reigns of championships == |
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| Born | Carl Froch July 2, 1977 |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | The Cobra |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super middleweight |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Reach | 201CM/79.1 in |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 25 |
| Wins | 25 |
| Wins by KO | 20 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  England
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| Men's Boxing | ||
| World Amateur Championships | ||
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Belfast 2001 | Middleweight |
Carl Froch (born 2 July, 1977, Nottingham) is an English super-middleweight professional boxer and is the current WBC Super Middleweight champion, after defeating Jean Pascal on points for the vacant title on 6 December 2008. After knocking out Jermain Taylor in the first defence of his belt on 25 April 2009, his record stands at 25-0 (20KO).[1]
He is a tall, rangy fighter who adopts a very low guard, however, he uses his left shoulder to protect his chin from a right-handed attack and his right arm from a left, rather than both his forearms.
He previously held the British title at Super-Middleweight level, as well as the English title and also the Commonwealth belt.
Personal life
Carl Froch was born in 1977. Although English, Froch wanted to become a footballer and play for Nottingham Forest, his local football team. Although not a huge boxing fan Froch looked up to the British Super middleweight Nigel Benn. Froch is an avid fan of Johnny Cash and is also a keen historian. [citation needed]
Amateur
Froch began boxing at home at 9 years old. He later joined the Phoenix ABC in Gedling, near Nottingham. As an amateur he won two ABA middleweight titles in 1999 and 2001 and a bronze medal at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships before turning pro and having his first pro fight in March 2002. [2]
During his amateur career, he lost a fight to Denis Inkin, who he was scheduled to fight in a title eliminator in 2008, but Inkin pulled out on two occasions.
Professional career
6'1" Froch, nicknamed "the Cobra," is unbeaten in 25 professional fights, with 20 knockouts.
He turned professional late on at the age of 25. He stated on ITV that despite his age he is a fresh 30 year old and that he can go on for many more years to come and that he has not hit his peak yet, after presenter Jim Rosenthal asked if he was a little old to be challenging for a world title.
Froch, who is trained by Robert McCracken and managed by Mick Hennessy, is the reigning WBC World super-middleweight champion. Having been rated the number 1 challenger at super-middleweight by the WBC previously and then demoted to second, he has recently regained his position as number 1 challenger and defeated Jean Pascal to take the title that Joe Calzaghe vacated when he moved up to light-heavyweight to fight Bernard Hopkins.[3]
In 2004, Froch won the vacant British Championship. He has defended it against Brian Magee, Damon Hague, and a number of other contenders, earning him a Lonsdale Belt outright in the process and fulfilling a long-held ambition.[citation needed]
On the 9 November 2007 at the Nottingham arena he stopped veteran ex-world champion Robin Reid, after which Reid retired.
He is a supporter of Nottingham Forest and has a season ticket, making him a popular figure amongst Forest fans. He occasionally trains at Forest's training ground when a fight is upcoming.[4][5] He has also appeared on the popular Sky Sports Saturday Morning Football show Soccer AM the week before a fight. [6][7] He has been a special guest at the City Ground on a number of occasions and received a warm welcome from the Forest faithful.
On May 10, 2008, at the Trent Fm Arena in Nottingham Carl Froch stopped unbeaten Polish Albert Rybacki in the 4th round of a scheduled 12. Rybacki was drafted in as a last minute replacement after initial opponent Denis Inkin pulled out on two occasions, top 5 ranked Alejandro Berrio pulled out and American Rubin Williams opted out for "personal reasons". After no one in the top ten wanted the fight, unbeaten Rybacki was the only opponent willing to fight.
On December 6, 2008, Froch fought Canadian Jean Pascal for the vacant WBC super middleweight title and won after a hard fought 12 round battle.[8]
On April 25, 2009, Froch fought Jermain Taylor in his first defence of his WBC super middleweight title, at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, Connecticut. Froch survived a third-round knockdown to sensationally knockout his opponent in the twelfth round.[9][10]
Reigns of championships
| Sanctioning Body and Weight Class | Reign Began | Reign Ended | Time Held |
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| English super middleweight | November 28 2003 | March 12 2004 (Relinquished title) | 4 months |
| Commonwealth super middleweight | March 12 2004 | November 24 2006 (Relinquished title) | 20 months |
| BBBofC super middleweight | September 24 2004 | December 06 2008 (Relinquished title) | 51 months |
| WBC super middleweight | December 06 2008 |
References
- ^ http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=97570&cat=boxer
- ^ http://www.cobraboxing.com
- ^ http://www.wbcboxing.com/WBCboxing/portal/cfpages/contentmgr.cfm?docId=97&docTipo=4&orderby=docid&sortby=ASC
- ^ http://www.thisisnottinghamforest.co.uk/news/Froch-takes-on-the-x-factor.aspx
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/7738082.stm
- ^ http://www.cobraboxing.com/news/froch-on-soccer-am_41.html
- ^ http://www.saddoboxing.com/6298-froch-soccer-am.html
- ^ http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2008-12-06-1627686878_x.htm
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8013772.stm
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-1093988/Britains-new-champion-Froch-lines-Taylor-defence.html
External links
- Official Site
- Boxing record for Carl Froch from BoxRec (registration required)
- Interview