British · Nottingham, England · Born 2 July 1977Carl Froch is a British former super middleweight world champion who won titles across three sanctioning bodies.
Carl Martin Froch was born on 2 July 1977 in Colwick, Nottingham, England, to Frank Froch, whose family had Polish and German ancestry, and Carol Douglas, whose family was English. As a boy, Froch dreamed of playing football for his local club Nottingham Forest before turning to boxing. Froch, nicknamed "The Cobra," turned professional in 2002 and developed into one of the finest super middleweights of his generation, renowned for his granite chin and relentless, come-forward style. He won the WBC super middleweight title in 2008 and successfully unified multiple belts across a career built on facing the toughest available opposition. Froch's rivalry with fellow Briton George Groves produced one of the most memorable nights in modern British boxing history: their 2014 rematch at Wembley Stadium drew a crowd of 80,000, the largest attendance for a boxing event in the UK since the 1930s, and ended in a dramatic eighth-round knockout victory for Froch. Froch retired in 2015 with a professional record of 33 wins and two losses, and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2023. He has since built a prominent career as a boxing analyst and commentator, remaining one of the most respected voices in British boxing media.
WBC/IBF/WBA super middleweight champion
His knockout of George Groves at Wembley in front of 80,000 fans is considered the defining moment of British boxing in the 2010s.
Did You Know?How They Played
Aggressive counter-puncher with granite chin
Lasting Impact
One of Britain's greatest super middleweights
Career Honours
- MBE 2015
- Fighter of the Year 2012
- International Boxing Hall of Fame
British Athletes