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Carl Froch (born 2 July 1977, Nottingham) is an English super-middleweight boxer rated as a contender.
His current record is: 22-0-0 (18 KO's)
Background
He is unbeaten in 22 professional fights, winning all but 4 of his fights by knockout, earning himself the nickname "The Cobra." He is 6'1". He is the reigning British and Commonwealth super-middleweight champion. He was rated the number 1 challenger at super-middleweight by the WBC but was recently demoted to second despite not losing a fight. [1]
Froch began boxing at home at 9 years old. He later joined the Phoenix ABC in Gedling, Nottingham. He was very successful as an amateur, winning two ABA middleweight titles in 1999 and 2001, and a World Amateur Boxing Championships bronze in 2001 before turning pro and having his first pro fight in March 2002. [2]
2004 he won the vacant British Championship and defended it in the next years among others against Brian Magee and former British champion Tony Dodson. In doing so he won a Lonsdale Belt outright, fulfilling an often stated ambition of his. The fight had previously been postponed several times.
On the 9 November 2007 he stopped veteran ex world champion Robin Reid in a bout many saw as another step up in class.
He is trained by Robert McCracken and managed by Mick Hennessy.
He is a keen supporter of Nottingham Forest and has a home games season ticket, therefore, making him a popular figure amongst Forest fans.
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