Carl Froch facts for kids

This page is about the boxer. For the scientist, see Carl Frosch.

Quick facts for kids Carl Froch MBE
Froch in 2010
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Real name	Carl Martin Froch
Nickname(s)	The Cobra
Rated at	Super-middleweight
Height	6 ft 1 in
Reach	75 in
Nationality	British
Born	2 July 1977 (1977-07-02) Nottingham, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	35
Wins	33
Wins by KO	24
Losses	2
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Competitor for England English National Championships Gold 1999 Barnsley Middleweight Gold 2001 Barnsley Middleweight World Championships Bronze Belfast 2001 Middleweight

Carl Martin Froch, MBE (born 2 July 1977) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2014, and has since worked as a boxing analyst and commentator for Sky Sports. He held multiple super-middleweight world championships, including the WBC title twice between 2008 and 2011, the IBF title from 2012 to 2015, and the WBA (Unified) title from 2013 to 2015. At regional level he held the British, Commonwealth, and English super-middleweight titles, and won the Lonsdale Belt in 2006. As an amateur in the middleweight division, Froch won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships, and the ABA title twice.

Froch was voted Fighter of the Year for 2012 by BoxRec. In 2013, the UK edition of GQ magazine voted him Sportsman of the Year. He reached a peak pound for pound ranking of sixth by BoxRec and The Ring magazine, and in 2013 was listed by the BBC as the best active British boxer, pound for pound. BoxRec ranks Froch as the third greatest British fighter of all time, pound for pound.

Images for kids

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  Froch with the WBC title, 2009