Froch-Johnson bout scheduled for June 4

March 28, 2011 - 11:38 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Jamaican-born, former light heavyweight world champion, Glen Johnson, of Miami said he will face England's WBC super middleweight titlist Carl Froch on June 4 in the Adrian Philipps Ballroom of Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall in Showtime's semifinal of the network's Super Six Super Middleweight Tournament, BoxingScene reports.

Nicknamed, "The Road Warrior," for his rugged and relentless style as well as his willingness to face an opponent any place, and at any time, the 42-year-old Johnson (51-14-2, 35 knockouts) is coming off of a Nov. 6, eighth-round knockout of Allan Green (29-3, 20 KOs) of Tulsa, Oklahoma, who was stopped for the first time in his career.

“It's been a long time. Probably three, four years. I'm glad that the fight is going to be in America," said Johnson. "I'm excited. Obviously, I believe that the people in America know me more than they will know Carl Froch," Johnson

Andre Ward (23-0, 13 KOs) and Arthur Abraham (28-5-2, 19 KOs) are to meet in the other semifinal on May 14, with the winner to face the victor of the Froch-Johnson bout later in 2011. Mikkel Kessler withdrew from the tournament with an eye injury in August, with his replacement being Johnson.