in Group Stage 3 and won a decision to claim his title. Froch advanced to the final in June by scoring a majority decision against Johnson. Result Although the fight was competitive throughout, Ward was able to use his superior speed and movement to help him outbox Froch for the first half of the encounter, neutralizing his attack and beating him to the punch at both distance and close range. Ward seemed to ease off in the later rounds and Froch began to edge them, looking the stronger by the end of the bout. However, all three judges felt Ward had done enough to become the new unified super middleweight champion. Main card Super Middleweight Championship Andre Ward (c) vs. Carl Froch (c) Ward def. Froch by unanimous decision (115-113, 115-113, 118-110) to retain the WBA (super) Super Middleweight title, and won the WBC, Ring Magazine world Super Middleweight Titles. Ward also became the Super Six world boxing classic tournament winner. Preliminary card Heavyweight bout John Lennox vs. Jeramiah Witherspoon Lennox def. Witherspoon by TKO :50 of round 3 Light Heavyweight bout Cornelius White vs. Yordanis Despaigne White def. Despaigne by unanimous decision (60-53, 59-55, 59-55) Welterweight bout Kell Brook vs. Luis Galarza Brook def. Galarza by TKO 1:38 of round 5 Light Heavyweight bout Edison Miranda vs. Kariz Kariuki Miranda def. Kariuki by TKO in 2:04 of round 5 Heavyweight bout Bowie Tupou vs. Donnell Holmes Tupou def. Holmes by unanimous decision (95-94, 96-93, 95-94) Middleweight bout Boyd Melson vs. Danny Lugo Melson def. Lugo by TKO 2:01 of round 3 International broadcasting References External links Froch vs. Ward Official Fight Card from BoxRec 2011 in boxing 2011 in sports in New Jersey December 2011 sports events in the United States Boxing matches at Boardwalk Hall