Carl Froch TKOs Jermain Taylor late

Boston Herald26th April, 2009

Super middleweight champion Carl Froch delivered a stunning knockout of Jermain Taylor in the final round last night at Foxwood's in Mashantucket, Conn., stealing a fight he would have lost had it been allowed to go a few seconds longer.

The WBC champion trailed 106-102 on two of the judges' scorecards entering the final round, but he knocked Taylor down with less than a minute remaining. Froch then battered Taylor against the ropes until referee Michael Ortega stopped the fight with 14 seconds left.

"He was hurt badly," Froch said. "It was a great decision by the referee."

Taylor, unable to defend himself, didn't argue.

Froch (25-0, 20 KOs), part of a recent wave of British fighters making names for themselves in the U.S., was making the first defense of the title he won with a brutal unanimous decision against Jean Pascal last December.

Afterward, Froch called out retired former super middleweight and light heavyweight champion Joe Calzaghe - even though the Pride of Wales has expressed no interest in returning to the ring. Froch also offered to give Taylor (28-3-1) a rematch.

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