Despite his ‘warrior’ nickname, Glen Johnson couldn’t fight hard enough to steal the WBC supermiddleweight title from Lonsdale ambassador Carl Froch back in June.

Nevertheless, it was a tense and close-fought match from start to finish, with both men peaking and faltering at several points along the way. “He’s very tough, very strong and very durable,” Froch commented of Johnson after the fight. “I hit him with some great shots but it’s like sparring an oak tree, if you can imagine that. Johnson hit me with a couple of right hands but they didn’t bother me. They caught me off balance, to be fair. You feel it, but I’m known for having a strong chin.”

Next up for Nottingham-born Froch – the final of the Super Six tournament in Atlantic City this October.