Carl Froch vs. Glen Johnson

Carl Froch vs. Glen Johnson
DateJune 4, 2011
VenueBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBC super middleweight championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer United Kingdom Carl Froch Jamaica Glen Johnson
Nickname "The Cobra" "Road Warrior"
Hometown Nottingham, East Midlands, UK Clarendon, Middlesex, Jamaica
Pre-fight record 27–1 (20 KO) 51–14–2 (35 KO)
Age 33 years, 11 months 42 years, 5 months
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 167+1⁄2 lb (76 kg) 166+1⁄2 lb (76 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC
Super Middleweight Champion
The Ring
No. 3 Ranked Super Middleweight		 WBC
No. 2 Ranked Super Middleweight
The Ring
No. 7 Ranked Super Middleweight
Former Light heavyweight champion
Result
Froch defeated Johnson via majority decision

Carl Froch vs. Glen Johnson was a professional boxing match contested on June 4, 2011, for the WBC super middleweight championship.[1][2] The winner of the bout went on to the Finals of the Super Six World Boxing Classic and face WBA Champion Andre Ward, after his decision win over Arthur Abraham in May 2011. It was held at Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States, and televised on Showtime.[3]

Background

Froch defeated Andre Dirrell by split decision in a WBC super-middleweight title defense. A very controversial win who many believed Dirrell had won. Nevertheless, Froch got the win and the 2 points for his victory.[4] In his second bout of the Super Six, the contestant was Danish boxer Mikkel Kessler. 31-year-old Kessler managed to take the WBC super-middleweight title from defending champ Carl in a great action fight that had some truly memorable trading, especially in the later rounds, Kessler prevailed via a unanimous decision.[5] After the loss, Froch's next fight would be against rugged fighter Arthur Abraham. He regained his WBC Title as he dominated from start to finish to claim a unanimous point victory over Abraham in Helsinki, Finland.[6][7]

Former light heavyweight champion Johnson joined the Super Six World Boxing Classic when he replaced the injured Mikkel Kessler.[8] Johnson, 41, has not fought at super middleweight since 2000, but dropped down to the 168-pound weight class to face, and beat, Allan Green in a Group Stage 3 bout on November 6 to advance to Semi Finals and gain 3 points for the knockout. The fight took place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on the undercard of the Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Rafael Marquez Featherweight title fight.[9]

Froch spent three hours in a US hospital in the week before the bout receiving treatment for a blocked left eardrum.[10]

The fight

Froch retained his title with a majority decision victory, with the judges' scorecards reading 117–111, 116–112, and 114–114.[11][12]

Aftermath

Froch was due to face Ward in Atlantic City on October 29 in the final of the Super Six, but an injury to Ward required the rescheduling of the bout to December 17, 2011.[13][14][15]

Fight Card

Confirmed bouts:[16]

Televised bout

Froch defeated Johnson via majority decision (116-112, 117-111, 114-114).

Untelevised bouts

Miranda defeated Saunders via unanimous decision (80-73 , 79-73, 79-73).
Erdei defeated Mitchell via technical knockout at 1:58 in the sixth round.
Redkach defeated Amaro via technical knockout at 1:46 in the sixth round.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Sweden Badou Jack vs. United States Hajro Sujak
Jack defeated Sujak via technical knockout in the fifth round.
Love defeated Harris via unanimous decision (40-35, 40-35, 40-35).

Broadcasting

As part of their television broadcast, Showtime featured former super middleweight champion and former Super Six participant Mikkel Kessler in a comeback bout against Mehdi Bouadla. Kessler won by way of TKO in the sixth round, ending a 14-month layoff. The bout was for the vacant WBO European super middleweight title.

Country Broadcaster
 Hungary Sport 2
 United Kingdom Sky Sports
 United States Showtime

References

  1. ^ "Carl Froch vs. Glen Johnson". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Fight Carl Froch -VS- Glen Johnson". Boxnews. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
  3. ^ Satterfield, Lem (2011-03-26). "Froch Vs Johnson Battle Heads To Atlantic City On June 4". BoxingScene. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
  4. ^ Davies, Gareth (2009-10-18). "Carl Froch defeats Andre Dirrell and claims next contest with Mikkel Kessler will be a war". Telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2009-10-21. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
  5. ^ Slater, James (2010-04-25). "Mikkel Kessler Out-Points Carl Froch In Classic War!". EastSide Boxing. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
  6. ^ "Carl Froch regains super-middleweight title". Guardian.co.uk. 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
  7. ^ "World champion Froch thinks Johnson is a serious threat". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  8. ^ Rafael, Dan (2011-09-29). "Glen Johnson will meet Allan Green". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
  9. ^ Christ, Scott (2010-11-06). "Glen Johnson Stops Allan Green, Heads to Super Six Semifinals". BadLeftHook. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
  10. ^ "Nottingham boxer Carl Froch checked over in US hospital". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  11. ^ Christ, Scott. (4 June 2011) Carl Froch Gets Past Glen Johnson, Advances to Super Six Final. Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  12. ^ "Carl Froch beats Glen Johnson to make Super Six final". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Carl Froch pushing for Las Vegas debut | Boxing News". ESPN.co.uk. 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  14. ^ "Froch-Ward Unification Will Land in AC on October 29 - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  15. ^ "Andre Ward-Carl Froch Super Six final rescheduled for Dec. 17". Espn.go.com. 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  16. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Carl Froch's bouts
4 June 2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Glen Johnson's bouts
4 June 2011 		Succeeded by