Reid WAS injured

Photographer Colin Messom caught the moment when Robin Reid was discussing his arm injury sustained during the fight againt the Cobra.

A large welt was growing fast on the Runcorn fighter's forearm, sustained during battle.

Fighters often get injured during the fight and carry on regardless, but at 36, Robin Reid had felt that he'd given his all and was getting hit hard and often by the Nottingham champion.

Froch is certainly no stranger to injury, sustaining snapped thumbs, ruptured biceps and burst knuckle capsules in the last couple of years yet still went on to KO his opponent's regardless ! (Magee, Westerman & Porras respectively)