Carl Froch shorlisted for BBC Sports Personality of the Year

CARL FROCH has been shortlisted for BBCโ€™s 2014 Sports Personality of the Year.

The Cobra made the list after his stunning KO win over George Groves at Wembley Stadium on May 31 โ€“ a night where boxing was centre stage and the Nottingham starโ€™s huge right hand in the eighth round was the defining final act of a compelling night of sporting theatre.

Froch joins nine other British sporting stars in the running for the title; Wales and Real Madrid Footballer Gareth Bale, Dressage champion Charlotte Dujardin OBE, Paralympic gold medal Skier Kelly Gallagher MBE, Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton, Golfโ€™s World number one Rory McIlroy, 10,000 metres European champion Athlete Jo Pavey, Commonwealth and European Swimming champion Adam Peaty, Commonwealth gold medal winning Gymnast Max Whitlock and GBโ€™s only Winter Olympic Skeleton gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold.

The prize will be awarded at a ceremony at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow on December 14, with fans able to vote for the four-time World Super Middleweight champion on the night.

โ€œItโ€™s an honour to be named in the shortlist for Sports Personality of the Year,โ€ said Froch. โ€œIt would cap an incredible year to win it but just to be next to those great names that have achieved so much this year is fantastic. I am really looking forward to travelling to Scotland in December and taking part in one of the seminal nights in the British sporting calendar.โ€

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