Points win puts Carl Froch into Super Six final

Carl Froch retained his WBC super-middleweight title and progressed to the final of the Super Six tournament with a majority decision win over Glen Johnson in Atlantic City.

The Englishman was an overwhelming pre-fight favourite but endured a tougher night than many anticipated, taking regular right hands throughout the fight but managing to maintain an edge over the Jamaican 42-year-old.

However, the verdict was a close one, with one judge deciding to call the fight a draw, though the other two gave it to Froch and put him through to meet Andre Ward in the tournament final.

Johnson landed some eye-catching right-hands throughout the fight and hurt Froch in the eighth round, particularly, with a thudding blow. But Froch boxed intelligently and was well served by a jab which increased in power as the fight wore on, keeping Johnson on the back foot and, by the end of the fight, was well worth his victory.