<sod>Froch was born in [[Colwick]], [[Nottingham]], in 1977, the son of Carol (Douglas) and Frank Froch.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.leftlion.co.uk/articles.cfm/title/carl-froch/id/785 | work=Left Lion | location=Nottingham | title=Carl Froch | first=Jared | last=Wilson | date=7 December 2008 | accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref> His paternal grandparents were Polish (his paternal grandfather also had German ancestry), while Carl's mother's family is English.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastsideboxing.com/weblog/news.php?p=5358&more=1|title=The Cobra Returns: Carl Froch speaks to East Side Boxing|publisher=|accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=gfDO56Izq6gC&pg=PA31&dq=%22surname,+Froch,+is+a+German+name%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=eYKLU_XqEcOJ8AG4oIH4AQ&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA|title=The Cobra|publisher=|accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref> Early in his life Froch wanted to become a [[Association football|footballer]] and play for [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], his local football team, and has stated that he would love to fight at the City Ground. Froch is a fan of [[Johnny Cash]]. His Fiancee is Rachael Cordingley, a British glamour model, with whom he has a son, Rocco, and a daughter, Natalia.<ref name="nottinghampost">{{cite web|url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/pressure-stressed-Rachael-hang-gloves/story-20171298-detail/story.html |title=No pressure from 'stressed' Rachael Cordingley for Carl Froch to hang up gloves &#124; Nottingham Post |date=25 November 2013 |publisher=nottinghampost.com|accessdate=14 April 2015}}</ref> On 11 September 2015, the couple welcomed a second daughter, Penelope. <eod>
<sod>Froch was born in [[Colwick]], [[Nottingham]], in 1977, the son of Carol (Douglas) and Frank Froch.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.leftlion.co.uk/articles.cfm/title/carl-froch/id/785 | work=Left Lion | location=Nottingham | title=Carl Froch | first=Jared | last=Wilson | date=7 December 2008 | accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref> His paternal grandparents were Polish (his paternal grandfather also had German ancestry), while Carl's mother's family is English.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastsideboxing.com/weblog/news.php?p=5358&more=1|title=The Cobra Returns: Carl Froch speaks to East Side Boxing|publisher=|accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=gfDO56Izq6gC&pg=PA31&dq=%22surname,+Froch,+is+a+German+name%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=eYKLU_XqEcOJ8AG4oIH4AQ&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA|title=The Cobra|publisher=|accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref> Early in his life Froch wanted to become a [[Association football|footballer]] and play for [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], his local football team, and has stated that he would love to fight at the City Ground. Froch is a fan of [[Johnny Cash]]. His fiancée is Rachael Cordingley, a British glamour model, with whom he has a son, Rocco, and a daughter, Natalia.<ref name="nottinghampost">{{cite web|url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/pressure-stressed-Rachael-hang-gloves/story-20171298-detail/story.html |title=No pressure from 'stressed' Rachael Cordingley for Carl Froch to hang up gloves &#124; Nottingham Post |date=25 November 2013 |publisher=nottinghampost.com|accessdate=14 April 2015}}</ref> On 11 September 2015, the couple welcomed a second daughter, Penelope. <eod>