Ward tops Froch in Super Six final
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Andre Ward dominated Carl Froch and round unanimous decision Saturday night.
Ward (25-0, 13 KOs), who successfully defended his WBA super middleweight title and took Froch's WBC belt, won by scores of 115-113 from two judges and 118-110 from a third.
The 27-year-old Ward connected on 87 more punches than Froch (28-2, 20 KOs) and hurt the Englishman with a left hook and uppercut in round four.
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Ward, an Olympic gold medalist, backed his opponent to the ropes with good shots two rounds later and was able to fend off any possible offensive showing from Froch.
A native of Oakland, CA, Ward was able to finish off his domination of the six-man tournament at the 168-pound level. The event stretched over two years.
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