Carl Froch
Career, Record, Stats
Carl Froch (The Cobra) is a 47-year-old retired British professional boxer. He is a former super-middleweight world champion with 4 world-title wins. In a career spanning 12 years, 2 months, and 15 days, Froch amassed a record of 33-2, which includes 24 wins via KO, 5 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2023.
Carl Froch's Boxing Career
Carl Froch was born in Nottingham, England on July 2, 1977. He made his professional debut at the age of 24 years on March 16, 2002 against Michael Pinnock. Froch defeated Pinnock via 4th round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Froch became a world champion at the age of 31 after 23 professional fights. He challenged Jean Pascal for the vacant WBC super-middleweight title and defeated Pascal via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the IBF and WBA super-middleweight world titles as well.
Froch's last fight was an 8th-round KO victory over George Groves at age 36, on May 31, 2014, in which he successfully defended his WBA (Unified) and IBF super-middleweight championship.
Some of Carl Froch's best fights have been against Mikkel Kessler, Lucian Bute, George Groves, Arthur Abraham, Andre Dirrell, Brian Magee, and Jean Pascal. For a complete list of Froch's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Carl Froch".
Froch has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Carl Froch Losses".
Carl Froch's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35 | May 31, 2014 | 36 | 
George Groves 26 19-1  | win | KO 8 |
34 | Nov 23, 2013 | 36 |
George Groves 25 19-0 | win | TKO 9 |
33 | May 25, 2013 | 35 | 
Mikkel Kessler 34 46-2 | win | UD 12 |
32 | Nov 17, 2012 | 35 | 
Yusaf Mack 32 31-4-2 | win | KO 3 |
31 | May 26, 2012 | 34 | 
Lucian Bute 32 30-0 | win | TKO 5 |
30 | Dec 17, 2011 | 34 | 
Andre Ward 27 24-0 | loss | UD 12 |
29 | Jun 04, 2011 | 33 | 
Glen Johnson 42 51-14-2 | win | MD 12 |
28 | Nov 27, 2010 | 33 | 
Arthur Abraham 30 31-1 | win | UD 12 |
27 | Apr 24, 2010 | 32 |
Mikkel Kessler 31 42-2 | loss | UD 12 |
26 | Oct 17, 2009 | 32 | 
Andre Dirrell 26 18-0 | win | SD 12 |
25 | Apr 25, 2009 | 31 | 
Jermain Taylor 30 28-2-1 | win | TKO 12 |
24 | Dec 06, 2008 | 31 | 
Jean Pascal 26 21-0 | win | UD 12 |
23 | May 10, 2008 | 30 |  Albert Rybacki | win | TKO 4 |
22 | Nov 09, 2007 | 30 | 
Robin Reid 36 39-5-1 | win | RTD 5 |
21 | Mar 23, 2007 | 29 | Sergey Tatevosyan | win | TKO 2 |
20 | Nov 24, 2006 | 29 | Tony Dodson | win | KO 3 |
19 | May 26, 2006 | 28 | 
Brian Magee 30 25-2 | win | KO 11 |
18 | Feb 17, 2006 | 28 | Dale Westerman | win | TKO 9 |
17 | Dec 02, 2005 | 28 | Ruben Groenewald | win | TKO 5 |
16 | Jul 09, 2005 | 28 | Matthew Barney | win | PTS 12 |
15 | Apr 21, 2005 | 27 | Henry Porras | win | TKO 8 |
14 | Sep 24, 2004 | 27 | Damon Hague | win | TKO 1 |
13 | Jun 02, 2004 | 26 | Mark Woolnaugh | win | TKO 11 |
12 | Mar 12, 2004 | 26 | Charles Adamu | win | PTS 12 |
11 | Jan 30, 2004 | 26 | Dmitry Adamovich | win | TKO 2 |
10 | Nov 28, 2003 | 26 | Alan Page | win | TKO 7 |
9 | Oct 04, 2003 | 26 | Vage Kocharyan | win | PTS 8 |
8 | Apr 16, 2003 | 25 | Michael Monaghan | win | TKO 3 |
7 | Mar 05, 2003 | 25 | Varuzhan Davtyan | win | TKO 5 |
6 | Jan 28, 2003 | 25 | Valery Odin | win | TKO 6 |
5 | Dec 21, 2002 | 25 | Mike Duffield | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Oct 25, 2002 | 25 | Paul Bonson | win | PTS 6 |
3 | Aug 23, 2002 | 25 | Darren Covell | win | TKO 1 |
2 | May 10, 2002 | 24 | Ojay Abrahams | win | KO 1 |
1 | Mar 16, 2002 | 24 | Michael Pinnock | win | TKO 4 |