From Jean Pascal to Wembley Stadium, Carl Froch's five most memorable fights
A look back at some of the best fights featuring one of the toughest and best British fighters in recent memory…
Groves - who tasted defeat in both bouts - eventually became world champion and made two successful defences, including victory over Chris Eubank Jr. For Froch, his epic stoppage of Groves in 2014 was the final fight of a 12-year professional career.
While Canelo Alvarez is the current undisputed champion at 168lbs, it is in a division that is not as glamorous as once it was. During Froch's time as a fighter, you had Andre Ward, Mikel Kessler, Arthur Abraham, Jean Pascal and Andre Dirrell.
1) Winning his first world title vs Jean Pascal (December 6, 2008)
Froch and Jean Pascal headlined a stacked card at Nottingham Arena. Interestingly, this fight night also included the professional debut of Tyson Fury. The eventual two-time world heavyweight champion won via TKO in the first round against Hungary's Bela Gyongyosi.
2) War with Arthur Abraham (November 27, 2010)
3) Defeat to Andre Ward (December 17, 2011)
4) History in Nottingham (TKO win over Lucian Bute - May 26, 2012)
5) Fights with George Groves… (Nov 23, 2013 & May 31, 2014)
A rematch was always inevitable. Eddie Hearn announced that it would take place at Wembley Stadium and there was heavy interest in the rematch. All 80,000 tickets were sold soon after going on sale, which Froch has been partial to mention once or twice since…