Super Six final, super middleweight title unification bout between Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KOs) WBA super middleweight champion and Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KOs) WBC super middleweight champion in front of 5,626 at Boardwalk Hall on December 17, 2011. Ward and Froch were rated no.1 and no.2 respectively by Ring magazine, with the vacant Ring magazine super middleweight title at stake , as well as Froch and Ward's super middleweight titles. An MRI later revealed that Ward injured his lead left hand on which he relied for landing hooks to Froch's head. The hand was broken in two places. Ward noted extreme pain in the sixth round of the fight as well as one week prior, though the initial X-ray came back clear.The fight peaked at 580,000 viewers on Showtime. " Froch also praised Ward by saying: ''The name of the game is to not get hit, and he did that well."
Andre Ward (168 lbs) - Froch (168 lbs)
WBA World Super World Super Middleweight Title (4th defense by Ward)
WBC World Super Middleweight Title (2nd defense by Froch)
The Ring Magazine Super Middleweight Title (Vacant)
Super Six World Boxing Classic Final
Date: 2011-12-17
Location: Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Commision: New Jersey Athletic Control Board
Trainers: Virgil Hunter (Andre Ward), Robert McCracken (Carl Froch)
Referee: Steve Smoger
Judge: John Stewart 115-113
Judge: John Keane 118-110
Judge: Craig Metcalfe 115-113
Promoters: Dan Goossen (promotes Andre Ward),
Eddie Hearn (Matchroom Sport promotes Carl Froch)
Aired On: Showtime
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