Carl Froch: record, next fight and profile →
Called "The Road Warrior," due to an in-your-face, durability, fundamental old school style, and a willingness to face any opponent at any place and at any time, the 42-year-old, Jamaican-born, former light heavyweight world champion, Glen Johnson, of Miami, spoke to BoxingScene.com recently concerning his June 4 clash with England's WBC titlist Carl Froch.
Jamaican-born, former light heavyweight world champion, Glen Johnson, of Miami, told BoxingScene.com moments ago that he will face England's WBC super midddleweight titlist Carl Froch on June 4 in the Adrian Philipps Ballroom of Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall in Showtime's semifinal of the network's Super Six Super Middleweight Tournament.
WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch has attacked the claims of IBF champion Lucian Bute, who considers himslef the number one boxer at 168-pounds. Bute is being lined up to face the man who beat Froch, Mikkel Kessler, in the summer. Froch defends his title against Glen Johnson on May 21 in the semi-finals of the Super Six tournament. Last Saturday in Canada, Bute battered Brian Magee for a knockout win.
WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch is still sticking to his position of giving Arthur Abraham a puncher's chance against WBA champ Andre Ward. The fight has been announced for May 14 at the Home Depot Center in California. Abraham has lost two out of his last three fights. Froch, who dominated Abraham in their Super Six bout, refuses to write him off.
NEW YORK – It’s no secret that the last man standing once the final bell sounds ending the SHOWTIME® Super Six World Boxing Classic could very likely be looking at a matchup with one of boxing’s most exciting fighters, Montreal’s immensely popular and undefeated Lucian Bute.
BoxingScene.com spoke to southpaw WBC "emeritus" middleweight champion Sergio Martinez for this Q&A one day after Saturday's eighth-round knockout of southpaw WBO junior middleweight belt holder, Sergiy Dzinziruk.
WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch told his local paper, The Nottingham Post, that he's getting impatient on waiting for a venue to be finalized for his semi-finals bout against Glen Johnson in the Super Six tournament. The fight is scheduled for May 21 and could take place in the United States, but nothing has been set. The winner of Froch-Johnson will face the winner of the other bout in the semi-finals of the Super Six, where Andre Ward will defend his WBA super middleweight title against Arthur Abraham.
In early January, former WBA and WBO middleweight champion, Kelly Pavlik, was released from a two-month stay at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., where he was treated for issues with alcohol.
BoxingScene.com caught up to trainer Jack Loew in Youngstown, Ohio, where he was in the midst of completing the first official day of workouts with former WBA and WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik in preparation for a May 7 date with unbeaten Alphonso Lopez.
Former WBA and WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, who is scheduled to face Alphonso Lopez on May 7, began his first day of preparation with a Monday morning run, and could throw his first punch of the camp later in the day, his trainer, Jack Loew, told BoxngScene.com from Pavlik's native Youngstown, Ohio.