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Mikkel Kessler Looks to Rebound Against WBC King Carl Froch

When Showtime's Super Six Super Middleweight (168 pounds) World Boxing Classic began in October, Denmark's once-beaten WBA champion, Mikkel Kessler, was considered to be not only a clear favorite, but also, the most complete fighter in the tournament.With his combination of speed, power and experience, the 30-year-old...

Showtime's Fight Camp 360: Inside The Super Six Returns

You are hooked with the opening scene of Showtime's 30-minute long Fight Camp 360, during which Jermain Taylor's promoter, Lou DiBella, describes the frightening end to Taylor's 12th-round knockout loss to Germany's Arthur Abraham. "I'm on the way to the hospital. Six seconds left. Straight right hand up the middle, and...

Lucian Bute Stops Librado Andrade with Fourth Round Knockout

Romanian-born left-hander, Lucian Bute, dropped Librado Andrade with a short left hand early in the fourth round, and finished him with a hard, left to the challenger's rib cage from which Andrade did not rise on the way to a fourth-round knockout in defense of his IBF, super middleweight (168 pounds) title on Saturday...

Kessler Has Edge in Experience vs. Ward

Denmark's WBA champion, Mikkel Kessler, is considered boxing's premier 168-pounder -- and for good reason.And it is among those same reasons why the 30-year-old "Viking Warrior" is favored to take down 25-year-old former Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward in defense of his title on Saturday night at Oracle Arena."Mikkel...

Hometown Hero Andre Ward Looks to Dethrone WBA's Mikkel Kessler

Former Olympic gold medalist, Andre Ward, calls upcoming rival, Mikkel Kessler, of Denmark, "absolutely, without a shadow of a doubt the most skilled" fighter that he will have faced over the course of his nearly five-year professional career. "He's the champion. He's very tough. I take nothing away from Mikkel Kessler,"...

MikkelKessler News From the Web

05/30/12 Froch v Kessler: Part II? Source: Evening Post - Nottingham - Nottinghamshire - UK FORMER super-middleweight king Mikkel Kessler says he would be happy to come to Nottingham for a return bout with Carl Froch.
05/23/12 Lucien Bute could pay price as Carl Froch looks for... Source: Telegraph - London - UK "I've come back from a very, very close, dubious decision against Mikkel Kessler, to put on a career-best performance against Arthur Abraham.
05/21/12 Kessler back in the frame Source: Sky News Former Carl Froch opponent Mikkel Kessler made a stunning ring return at the weekend when he stopped Allan Green in Copenhagen.
05/21/12 Kessler back in the frame Source: Sky Sports News Former Carl Froch opponent Mikkel Kessler made a stunning ring return at the weekend when he stopped Allan Green in Copenhagen.
05/20/12 Sanchez gets up to stay champion Source: SuperSport Juan Carlos Sanchez retained his IBF junior bantamweight belt when beat Juan Albert Rosas on points in Mexico on Saturday night.