News – Afolabi Looking For Opponent; Froch Sparring With Pascal

afolabi53444By Dave Lahr: Interim WBO cruiserweight champion Ola Afolabi (14-1, 6 KOs) came out of nowhere to destroy popular British cruiserweight Enzo Maccarinelli (29-3, 22 KOs) in a 9th round stoppage on March 14th on March 14th at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, Lancashire. Afolabi, who comes from England but has learned his trade in the United States under Freddie Roach, initially hurt Maccarinelli with a right hand in the 3rd round, and then came back later to knock Maccarinelli with another big right hand in the 9th.

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Taylor Looking to Resurrect His Boxing Career With Victory Over Froch

taylor4363564By Jason Kim: Things haven’t gone well for former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (28-2-1, 17 KOs) who comes into his April 25th bout against WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (24-0, 19 KOs) having lost two out of his last three fights since 2007. Although in fairness to Taylor, both of those losses have occurred at the hands of the mean punching Kelly Pavlik and not just against any run of the mill middleweight in the division.

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Froch-Taylor: Why Has British Television Turned Their Back on Carl?

froch54634461By Chris Williams: World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl Froch (24-0, 19 KOs) wants only to fight the best which is why he’s taking on his number #1 contender Jermain Taylor (28-2-1, 17 KOs) for his title on April 25th at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Froch, 31, is a new breed of British fighter, not content to sit at home in the UK and fight easier regional contenders and try and milk as much as he can out of his career.

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Why Can’t Calzaghe Understand Froch’s Bitterness About Him?

froch3245225By Michael Lieberman: It seems as if former World Boxing Organization super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KOs) is a bit out of touch as to why World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (24-0, 19 KOs) has some lingering bad feelings towards him. Why wouldn’t Froch? After all, Calzaghe chose to bypass him for the past three years of his career even though it was clear that Froch was one of the best fighters in all of boxing. There was no doubt whatsoever that Froch was the 2nd best fighter in the UK, in terms of super middleweights.

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Taylor: “I Think He’s [Froch] Too Slow”

froch45344By Eric Thomas: At today’s press conference with Jermain Taylor (28-2-1, 17 KOs)and World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl Froch (24-0, 19 KOs) both fighters took turns slamming each other verbally for their April 25th world title bout at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Taylor, 30, the former World Boxing Organization (WBO) and World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion, seemed to get the better of the verbal sparring when he said “I don’t think he’s [Froch] is fast.

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Taylor-made for Froch?

taylor44444434535By Zubair Ali: Former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (28-2-1, 17 KOs) challenges the unbeaten Carl Froch (24-0, 19 KOs) for his WBC super middleweight title on April 25 at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket. Froch, who won the vacant title in an all action, toe to toe slugfest against Canadian Jean Pascal, is currently the only British fighter to hold a world title. It will be Froch’s first fight in America. Prior to the confirmation of the fight, Froch claimed Taylor was “running scared” and he would “smoke his (Taylor’s) boots.”

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Miranda Wants Froch vs. Taylor Winner – News

miranda64633By Chris Williams: If I were Jermain Taylor or Carl Froch right now, I’d be plenty worried about what lies ahead of me, because Colombian knockout artist Edison Miranda (32-3, 28 KOs) has made it known that he wants to fight the winner of those two fighters. Miranda looked outstanding last night in stopping Ugandan Joey Vegas (11-5-1, 4 KOs) in the 5th round at the in Bethnal Green, London, England.

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