Carl Froch narrowly held on to his World Boxing Council (WBC) super-middleweight title in a split decision win over an elusive Andre Dirrell at the Trent FM Arena Nottingham on Sunday. The Briton ended the unbeaten record of his American challenger as he made a second defence of his world title in his first fight as part of a global ...

Carl Froch retained his WBC 168-pound title with a split-decision victory over Andre Dirrell late Saturday night in the second fight of the Super Six World Boxing Classic super middleweight tournament. Froch (26-0, 20 KOs) barely won in his hometown, earning three-point advantages on two ...

An ambitious, six-man super middleweight tournament kicks off Saturday night with a couple of bouts pitting former U.S. Olympians against European boxers. Jermain Taylor will fight former middleweight standout Arthur Abraham in Berlin, before Olympic bronze medalist Andre Dirrell challenges WBC champion Carl Froch in his hometown ...

European world champions and top US fighters will meet in opening bouts of the Super Six World Boxing Classic, a round-robin super middleweight tournament that starts in October, organizers said Monday. World Boxing Council champion Carl Froch of England, 25-0 with 20 knockouts, and World Boxing Association champion Mikkel Kessler of Denmark, 41-1 with 31 knockouts, will defend their titles ...