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CARL FROCH
Won The WBC Super-middleweight
Crown With A Unanimous Decision Over Jean Pascal
The Cobra went the distance against
Pascal to claim the title vacated by Joe Calzaghe
following his move up to light-heavyweight.
And Britain's newest world champion was delighted to
prove he truly is the real deal in front of his home
crowd in Nottingham.
"I want to take over the world now and bring the unified
belts back to Britain."
Froch remained in control throughout the fight despite
Pascal dishing out plenty of punishment during a classic
encounter.
He was clubbed by Pascal after the bell rang for the end
of round five, resulting in a strong warning for the
Canadian.
And it came as little surprise when the judges scored
the fight 118-110 117-111 116-112 in Froch's favour
after 12 rounds of pulsating action.
The unbeaten Brit added: "I felt I caught him cold in
the first round.
"But I didn't want to blow a gasket in the first, so I
kept my composure and used my experience.
"He came here to have a go he didn't come here to lie
down.
"I caught him with some really hard, accurate shots and
I hurt my hand on the top of his head."
Reflecting on the first defeat of his career, Pascal
added: "I thought the fight was a little bit closer but
the better guy won.
"Carl stayed strong and did what he had to do to win the
fight."
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