MASHANTUCKET – Britain’s unbeaten Carl Froch recovered from his first knockdown to stop Jermain Taylor in the dying seconds of the 12th round Saturday and keep his world super middleweight title.
Froch stunned the US star early in the last round and pummelled him until referee Michael Ortega halted the fight at two minutes and 46 seconds of the 12th round – denying Taylor a title he was only 14 seconds from capturing.
‘What I did in the 12th, that was unbelievable,’ Froch said.
The Englishman, sent to the canvas for the first time in his career in round three by the former undisputed middleweight champion, had no idea he trailed by four points on two judges’ scorecards and needed the knockout to win.
– Nampa-AFP
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