Carl Froch comfortably made weight for his Super Six semi-final and WBC super-middleweight title defence in Atlantic City tonight (June 4).
The Nottingham puncher, who makes the first defence of his World Boxing Council strap in his second reign as champion against Miami-based Jamaican Glen Johnson at the Boardwalk Hall, tipped the scales at a lean-looking 11st 13lbs 8oz.
Veteran former IBF light-heavyweight world champion Johnson, nine years older at 42 and with a paid record of 51-14-2 (35), came in at a trim 11st 12lbs - his lowest weight for 11 years.
It will be interesting to see how closest football fan Johnson, at his advanced stage of his career and with a lot of wear-and-tear behind him, will cope with making super-middleweight after a decade competing seven pounds north at light-heavyweight.
But ultra-confident Froch, 27-1 (20), has hardly had a smooth week. Although weight-making hasn't been an issue, the Rob McCraken-trained East Midlander spent a few hours in hospital on Thursday evening due to an ear problem that problem stems back to his epic fight with Jean Pascal in 2008, when his eardrum was perforated.
"It's not a problem now," said the die-hard Nottingham Forest supporter, who hopes to book his place with undefeated WBA champion Andre Ward in the Super Six final."I'm giving him [Roy Jones Jr and Antonio Tarver conquerer Johnson] the respect he deserves but there's only one winner," he added.
The pair are expected to be in the ring at 2.30am UK time.
Images courtesy of Tom Casino/Showtime.
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