Boxing: Now Froch aiming for glory Stateside.

Byline: By MARK STANIFORTH Sports Correspondent

CARL FROCH has vowed to never change the furious fighting style which swept him to the WBC super-middleweight title and which he now hopes can make him a superstar on both sides of the Atlantic.

Froch won an epic fight-of-the-year contender against fellow unbeaten Canadian prospect Jean Pascal in his home city of Nottingham after the pair had exchanged bombs from the first bell until his unanimous decision win was announced.

It was exactly the kind of coronation the 31-year-old had in mind as he thrilled a crowd of 6,000 plus a terrestrial television audience of millions to emphatically announce his arrival on the world stage.

Froch said: "I didn't box and move and jab very often like I should do. But I'm a fighter first and foremost. I could make my career a lot easier but that's not what I'mabout. I like to get stuck in."

Froch was handed a 118-110, 117-111, 116-112 verdict which did scant justice to the performance of former amateur star Pascal, who caught Froch with big right hands all night and reacted best in moments of adversity.

The result was an old-fashioned tear-up which will stand comparison with some of the great matches in Britain's illustrious 12-stone history and, Froch hopes, lift him to the band of fighters who can attract marquee money abroad.

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ON THE ATTACK: Carl Froch, right, takes the fight to Jean Pascal.