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| Date | 25 April 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBC super middleweight championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Froch defeats Taylor by 12th round TKO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carl Froch vs. Jermain Taylor , billed as Continents Collide, was a professional boxing match contested on 25 April 2009, for the WBC super middleweight championship. [1] The fight was held at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut, United States on 25 April 2009.
Froch was coming off a win against Jean Pascal for the vacant WBC title whilst Jermain Taylor had only recently stepped up to super-middleweight and was also coming off a win, beating Jeff Lacy in a title eliminator. Froch was ranked lower in the Ring Magazine rankings despite being the champion and was fighting in the United States for only the second time in his career. [2] [3]
During a press conference, reporters asked Taylor what he knew about Froch to which he replied: “Nothing.” He also claimed that whenever he told people who he was getting ready to fight they’d say “Carl who?”. [4] [5]
Froch was knocked down late in the third round, the first time he had ever been down in his career.
A barrage of punches by Froch caused the referee to stop the fight with fourteen seconds remaining in Round 12, the final round, giving Froch the win by KO and retention of his WBC super middleweight title. At the time of the stoppage Taylor led 106–102 on the two of the three judge's scorecards. [6]
Speaking after the bout Froch said "What I did in the 12th, that was unbelievable, I showed a little composure. I got up and knocked him out in round 12. What more do you want? Coming into the last round, I was hoping my intuition was right and Jermain was tiring from dealing with my pressure. I came out here to make a statement on American soil and I believe I made it." [7]
Confirmed bouts: [8]
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
 Poland | Polsat |
 United Kingdom | ITV |
 United States | Showtime |
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