Carl Froch: record, next fight and profile →
Former super middleweight Carl Froch made a lot of headlines in the last few days when he discussed the possibility of returning for a single fight in 2016 - possibly against IBF super middleweight champion James DeGale. Froch has been inactive since May 2014, when he knocked out George Groves in their rematch before a crowd of 80,000 fans at Wembley.
Carl Froch’s former promoter Eddie Hearn has spoken to Boxing Scene about today’s comments from the former world super middleweight champion about at a possible comeback. The now 38-year-old had spoken about a return to action next spring possibly against IBF champion James DeGale. Froch hasn’t fought since his spectacular knockout of George Groves in May 2014 at Wembley Stadium and retired from boxing in July this year.
Carl Froch has revealed he is training every day because he remains open to offers for a comeback. The 38-year-old announced his retirement in July after 14 months out of the ring following his defeat of George Groves. Since James DeGale has won the IBF super-middleweight title Froch once vacated, however, a potential spring fight with the Olympic gold medallist has become a temptation, but Froch is also adamant that next year is his deadline and that he has no intention of returning after 2016.
WBA/IBO/IBF middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (34-0, 31KOs) is still very interested in facing Carl Froch, according to the champion's head trainer Abel Sanchez. Froch (33-2, 24KOs) has been inactive since his big rematch win in May 2014, when he knocked out George Groves before a crowd of 80,000 fans.
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch is very excited about the recently finalized super bantamweight unification between IBF champion Carl Frampton (21-0, 14KOs) and WBA champion Scott Quigg (31-0-2, 23KOs). The two sides closed the deal on Monday, with a scheduled date of February 27th at the Manchester Arena.
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch sat ringside on Saturday night at Sheffield Arena, and watched middleweight prospect Chris Eubank Jr. (20-1, 15KOs) demolish overmatched Tony Jeter in two rounds. Eubank's next bout is against Gary 'Spike' O'Sullivan (22-1, 15KOs) on December 12th at the O2 Arena in London.
BoxingScene.com recently caught up with Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport. The UK based promotional outfit handles the careers of many of the country's top talent. Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch (33-2, 24KOs) recently retired and we asked Hearn if he felt there was any chance that Froch may get the itch to return to the ring.
London’s George Groves (21-3, 16 KOs) has told The Daily Mail that he struggled to come to terms with his two back-to-back losses to Carl Froch and briefly hooked up with a sports psychologist in the aftermath of his second defeat to “The Cobra”. Groves ran Froch close in November 2013, but he was stopped in the ninth round by referee Howard Foster. The intervention was seen as premature by many fans, so the two fighters met again at Wembley the following May only for Froch to draw an emphatic line under their rivalry with a stunning eighth-round KO win.
Carl Froch, the man who devastated Lucian Bute (32-2, 25KOs) in 2012 with a fifth round knockout, says his countryman James DeGale will not have an easy fight in front of him on November 28th in Quebec, Canada. DeGale (21-1, 14KOs), making his first defense of the IBF super middleweight crown that he captured in May with a victory over Andre Dirrell, will be faced with a very rabid army of fans cheering on the challenger.
A few days ago, fans were up in arms after Carl Froch took a swipe at middleweight destroyer Gennady "GGG" Golovkin. The two of them were in heavy discussions to face each other earlier this year, but Froch became uninterested in the fight and announced his retirement from boxing. Froch appointed Andre Ward as the man to take over the top pound-for-pound spot that was left open when Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced his retirement on September 12th.