Carl Froch is the current WBC Super Middleweight champion of the world. Hailing from Nottingham, England, the 32 year old Froch is one of the participants in the Super Six World Boxing Classic. The tall lanky fighter uses a very low guard, very similar to Max Baer of the 1930’s. Carl uses his left shoulder to protect his chin from right handed attacks, and his right arm to protect from left handed attacks. Froch is very powerful, skilled and ready for all competition that dares to stroll into the ring.

Amateur Career & Professional Career:

As an amateur, Carl Froch was able to win two ABA Middleweight titles in 1999. His superb performance led him in 2001 to the Word Amateur boxing championships. Froch won the bronze medal during the championships, and led his success to the professional world of boxing. Carl Froch officially turned pro in March of 2002.

The 6’1 Froch was 25 years of age during his professional debut. His first opponent was weak opposition in the likes of Michael Pinnock. Froch was able to win by a fourth round technical knockout. It wasn’t until the end of 2002, when Carl Froch began to question if he was too old to fight for a world title. However, from 2003 to 2008, the public began to see this fierce, powerful fighter mow down the opposition that eventually led to numerous British championship titles.

Champion of the World:

Towards the middle of 2008, Carl Froch battered numerous opponents and was ranked as the number one Super Middleweight contender (after the title was vacated by Joe Calzaghe when he moved up to Light Heavyweight). On December 6, 2008 in Nottingham, UK, Carl Froch stepped into the ring against Jean Pascal for the WBC Super Middleweight championship.

In a hard fought twelve round unanimous decision, Carl Froch was the victor with his relentless taking and giving. Froch pursued Pascal most of the fight, taking an unusual amount of shots to the head. Eventually, it was Pascal who continued to back off at the dislike of Froch’s power. Carl Froch earned the WBC Super Middleweight championship of the world.

Carl Froch vs Jermain Taylor:

In Carl’s first title defense, he was slated to face #6 contender Jermain Taylor. Held at the Foxwoods resort in Connecticut; this would mark only the second time Carl Froch fought outside of the UK. At the start of the fight, Jermain Taylor was off to a good start landing quick efficient combinations against Froch. Late in the third round, Froch was knocked down for the first time in his career and was able to beat the count.

As the fight progressed it seemed that Taylor was edging Froch until the twelfth round. At the start of round twelve, Froch staggered Taylor early in the round. Froch continued to pummel Taylor, outscoring him 34 blows to three. The final blow came when Froch dropped Taylor with a barrage of blows to the head. Taylor barely rose at the count of 9, and Froch continued to land ferocious shots before the referee stopped the bout giving Froch the win over Taylor.

Super Six World Boxing Classic:

Carl Froch agreed to take part in the Super Six World Boxing Classic, as part of the 6 best Super Middleweight fighters in the world. The other five fighters are: Andre Ward, Mikkel Kessler, Arthur Abraham, Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell. Currently, Carl Froch is set to face Andre Dirrell in Nottingham, UK on October 17, 2009.

Written by: Mike Boehm