Carl Froch

Carl Martin Froch,MBE (born 2 July 1977) is a British former professional boxer. He is a four-time super-middleweight world champion, having won the WBC title twice, as well as the WBA and IBF titles once each. In his early professional career he held the British, Commonwealth and English titles at super-middleweight. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships.

Froch was voted Fighter of the Year for 2012 by WBN (World Boxing News) and BoxRec. In 2013, the UK edition of GQ magazine voted him Sportsman of the Year. He reached a peak of number six pound for pound by both BoxRec and The Ring magazine, and was listed by the BBC as the best British pound for pound boxer. Froch's professional career spanned fourteen years until his retirement in 2015. Known for his aggressive crowd-pleasing style, stamina and toughness, Froch is considered by many to have one of the hardest chins of his era.

Personal life

Froch was born in Colwick, Nottingham, in 1977, the son of Carol (Douglas) and Frank Froch. His paternal grandparents were Polish (his paternal grandfather also had German ancestry), while Carl's mother's family is English. Early in his life Froch wanted to become a footballer and play for Nottingham Forest, his local football team, and has stated that he would love to fight at the City Ground. Froch is a fan of Johnny Cash. His partner is Rachael Cordingley, a British glamour model, with whom he has a son, Rocco, and a daughter, Natalia. On 11 September 2015, the couple welcomed a second daughter, Penelope.