Carl Froch finds his place in the International Boxing Hall of Fame

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Carl Froch has been included in the latest list of 10 boxers to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The middleweight boxer from Nottingham held the WBC, WBA and IBF titles during a career that spanned 12 years. Froch’s very first title victory was against Jean Pascal in 2008, and among his only losses are his defeat to Andre Ward for the 168-pound title, and Mikkel Kessler. Other boxers to be inducted included Mexican boxer Laura Serrano, who is the nation’s first female boxing champion, and the first woman to be inducted, along with Alicia Ashley, a Jamaican boxer who won a title at 48 and was active in the ring till the age of 50.

Other non-boxer inductees included Brad Goodman, who was Top Rank’s matchmaker for 40 years, Brad Jacobs who was Top Rank’s COO since 2010, and trainer and broadcaster Joe Goossen. Television executive Seth Abraham and American boxing commenator Tim Ryan were also inducted as observers, while Pone Kingpetch, JoAnn Hagen and Tiger Jack Johnson were inducted posthumously. All inductees were selected after voting by the Boxing Writers’ Association of America.