The weights are in for Saturday's showdown at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. WBC super middleweight champion Carl "The Cobra" Froch defends his title against former light heavyweight champion Glen "Road Warrior" Johnson. The Froch-Johnson battle is part of the semi-finals of the Super Six tournament. The winner will face WBA champion Andre Ward in the finals. Both boxers were in superb shape for the fight. The champion Froch came in at 167.5-pounds, while the challenger Johnson was 166.5. Photos by Showtime.
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5 Jun 2011 10:01Carl Froch, Glen Johnson Post-Super Six Interviews
«He’s very tough and very durable. He’s one of those guys who, when you hit them, if you can imagine sort of sparring an oak tree, that’s the only way that I can put it into perspective. You hit him and he doesn’t move. He’s solid and he keeps coming forward. You don’t feel like you want to throw the hard, hurtful shots, you just want to pick you shots and sort of get through the round.» read more ...
5 Jun 2011 06:28Froch defeats Johnson
WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KOs) won a hard fought twelve round majority decision over 42-year-old former light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson (51-15-2, 35 KOs) in the Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinal from Adrian Phillips Ballroom at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. Johnson brought the fight to Froch with a relentless attack early read more ...
3 Jun 2011 13:58Ward: Froch-Johnson is 50/50
«These are all difficult fights but I think Froch will win,» said Kessler, who will return to the ring for the first time since April 2010 in Saturday’s SHOWTIME co-feature. «It will be an awkward fight for both of them. They have different styles and different sizes, but Froch should win it.» read more ...
3 Jun 2011 13:43Froch on His Ear Problem, Johnson Hurting To Make Weight
WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch believes his opponent on Saturday, Glen Johnson, is struggling to make the division limit of 168-pounds. Johnson has been fighting at light heavyweight for several years, but recently moved down, at age 42, to the super middleweight division for the sole purpose of entering the Super Six tournament read more ...
3 Jun 2011 09:39Glen Johnson: Ex-Wife’s Taunts Inspired My Rejuvenation
THE mocking taunts of his former wife are driving Glen Johnson towards his goal of becoming undisputed world super-middleweight champion. The 42-year-old Jamaican meets Nottingham’s Carl Froch tomorrow in the semi-final of the World Super Six tournament read more ...
4 May 2011 17:41Matchroom inks Froch
Matchroom Sport haas announced that Carl ‘The Cobra’ Froch has signed a five-fight promotional deal. The WBC Super-Middleweight champion spoke with both Barry and Eddie Hearn earlier this month and the work starts straight away with Froch heading to the States to fight Glen Johnson on June 4 in the semi-final of the Super Six in Atlantic City read more ...
13 Apr 2011 17:03Erdei returns June 4
Unbeaten former light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion Zsolt Erdei will make his second U.S. appearance on the June 4 card in Atlantic City headlined by the Super Six semi-final clash between Carl Froch and Glen Johnson read more ...
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