Mikkel Kessler

Mikkel Kessler
Mikkel Kessler
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Real name Mikkel Kessler
Nickname(s) Viking Warrior
Hitman
Simply the Best
Rated at Super middleweight
Nationality Danish
Born March 1, 1979 (1979-03-01) (age 32)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 46
Wins 44
Wins by KO 33
Losses 2

Mikkel Kessler (born March 1, 1979) is a Danish professional boxer and former two time WBA & WBC Super Middleweight champion. In his professional career he has a record of 44–2 with 33 knockouts. Kessler, who holds the dinstinction of facing two of Britain's best contemporary fighters, has traded leather (and titles) with fan favorites Joe Calzaghe (L 12) and Carl Froch (W 12).[1]

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Early life

Kessler was born to a Danish father and an English mother, Ann, who hails from Salisbury, Wiltshire.[2] He began his vocation early, training in boxing gyms at age 13.

Amateur career

Kessler fought three years as an amateur. He finished his amateur career with a record of 44 wins, and three losses. He won the Danish Championship five times in addition to the Norwegian Championship and the Scandinavian Championship.

Professional career

Kessler originally campaigned as a light middleweight and then middleweight for the first 22 fights of his career. He won 16 of his first 22 fights by knockout (KO).

After 3 years and 22 fights, Kessler settled in the super middleweight division. Kessler continued his hard hitting streak, dispatching 6 of his first 7 opponents by KO, thereby improving his record to 29–0 with 22 KO.

On November 29, 2002, Kessler fought for his first championship and defeated former World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Dingaan Thobela over twelve rounds to become International Boxing Association champion. He gave up this belt to fight for the more recognized WBC International title on April 11, 2003, versus Craig Cummings. Kessler won by a knockout in the third round.

He defended his title on three occasions before finally hitting it big on November 12, 2004. His stablemate, Mads Larsen, another Danish World Class fighter, was set to challenge Manny Siaca for the World Boxing Association championship in Copenhagen. Larsen was injured in training and Kessler took the fight on short notice, winning the title.

Kessler defended his title against Anthony Mundine in Sydney in June 2005 and Eric Lucas in January 2006.

On October 14, 2006, Kessler was elevated to WBA "super champion" status after winning the WBC title in a unification battle against WBC World Champion Markus Beyer, at the Parken Stadium. He won by knockout at 2:58 in round 3.

Kessler defended his WBA super/WBC titles on March 24, 2007, at the Parken Stadium against WBC mandatory challenger Librado Andrade. The fight was scored as a shutout (120–108) by all three judges.

Kessler then met fellow undefeated champion Joe Calzaghe. The bout took place at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on November 3, 2007, in front of over 50,000 fans (then the largest indoor boxing event in European history) and was a unification bout for the WBO/WBA/WBC/Ring Magazine super middleweight titles. Kessler lost the unification bout via unanimous decision, with the judges scoring the fight: 117–111, 116–112, 116–112.[3]

Second Reign

Kessler faced Dimitri Sartison on June 21, 2008, for the vacant WBA Super Middleweight regular title. Kessler won the match by knockout in the 12th round.

Kessler successfully defended his title against Danilo Häussler, KO3 on October 25, and against Gusmyl Perdomo (16–2, 10KOs), KO4 on September 12, 2009, one minute into the round.

In November 2009 the WBA once again promoted him to Super Champion, this time prior to unifying any Super Middleweight titles.[4]

Super Six

His first fight was against Andre Ward on November 21, 2009 for Kessler's WBA Super Middleweight Championship in the Super Six World Boxing Classic. On November 21, 2009 Kessler lost his championship to Andre Ward. The fight was stopped in the eleventh round due to cuts on Kessler's face caused by what was deemed unintentional headbutts by Ward. The fight went to the scorecards and Ward was far ahead by scores of 98–92, 98–92, and 97–93 at the time of the stoppage. Many observers were disappointed with Kesslers performance against Ward, the ways in which he was exposed in his defence, movement and the ability to fight on the inside were evident in the fight, questions rose about his retirement from boxing after the loss, however Kessler wanted to prove his worth with a huge test against Carl Froch then the current WBC world champ.

On April 24. 2010 Kessler returned to form against Britain's undefeated WBC Champion Carl Froch, a match that was called "a classic" and "one of the best matches in Danish boxing ever."[5] The contest went the distance and Kessler was handed a close unanimous decision with scores of 115–113, 116–112, and a surprising 117–111. With the win Kessler became a two time WBC Champion, handing Carl Froch his first defeat in the process.

Andre Ward later praised Kessler tremendously in an interview with fightnews.com, calling Kessler "skill wise...the toughest I’ve fought so far". Ward went on to express admiration over Kessler's career and dispelling any criticism after his own victory over Kessler. "People want to put down Mikkel Kessler because of our fight but he’s proven himself. He’s proven that if he loses a title he can come back and become champion again, he did that after our fight so now he’s a three time world champion. Anybody that can win a world title three times and only have two losses in the process says a lot. He’s a great fighter and I give him a lot of credit and I have a lot of respect for him."[6]

On August 25, Kessler announced he was withdrawing from the Super Six tournament due to the worsening of the eye injury he suffered in his fight against Ward. According to Ekstra Bladet newspaper, Kessler stated he was seeing double. Doctors told him he must take a nine month break from boxing.[7]

The Comeback

Mikkel Kessler suddenly announced his comeback, and fought against Mehdi Bouadla and scored victory by TKO. Mikkel claimed that if he had lost this fight he would retire.

Other

On Volbeat's album Beyond Hell/ Above Heaven there is a song dedicated to Mikkel Kessler named "A Warrior's Call" which contains the lyrics "The viking warrior Mikkel Kessler". Also in which he provided vocals for the line "fight, fight, fight, fight", as revealed in the International EPK Video.

Kessler is sponsored by Jack&Jones clothing and can often be seen wearing the brand whilst training and as well on his underwear and shorts at weigh-ins and fights.

Kessler is the younger brother of adult model and actress Linse Kessler.

Professional boxing record

44 Wins (33 knockouts), 2 Losses, 0 Draws[8]
Result Record Opponnent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win 44–2 France Mehdi Bouadla TKO 6 (12), 2:25 2011-06-04 Denmark Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Non-title bout.
Win 43–2 United Kingdom Carl Froch UD 12 2010-04-24 Denmark MCH Messecenter Herning, Herning 2nd fight in Super Six tournament. Won WBC Super Middleweight title.
Loss 42–2 United States Andre Ward TD 11 (12), 1:42 2009-11-21 United States Oracle Arena, Oakland, California 1st fight in Super Six tournament. Lost WBA Super Middleweight title.
Win 42–1 Venezuela Gusmyer Perdomo TKO 4 (12), 0:51 2009-09-12 Denmark MCH Messecenter Herning, Herning Retained WBA Super Middleweight title.
Win 41–1 Germany Danilo Haussler KO 3 (12), 1:08 2008-10-25 Germany Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen Retained WBA super middleweight title.
Win 40–1 Germany Dimitri Sartison KO 12 (12), 2:00 2008-06-21 Denmark Brøndby Hall, Copenhagen Won vacant WBA Super Middleweight title.
Loss 39–1 Wales Joe Calzaghe UD 12 2007-11-03 Wales Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Lost WBA, WBC, WBO & The Ring Super Middleweight titles.
Win 39–0 Mexico Librado Andrade UD 12 2007-03-24 Denmark Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Retained WBC, WBA Super Middleweight titles.
Win 38–0 Germany Markus Beyer KO 3 (12), 2:58 2006-10-14 Denmark Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Retained WBA & Won WBC Super Middleweight titles.
Win 37–0 Canada Eric Lucas TKO 10 (12), 1:51 2006-01-14 Denmark Brøndby Hall, Copenhagen Retained WBA Super Middleweight title.
Win 36–0 Australia Anthony Mundine UD 12 2005-06-08 Australia Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney Retained WBA Super Middleweight title.
Win 35–0 Puerto Rico Manny Siaca RTD 7 (12), 3:00 2004-11-12 Denmark Brøndby Hall, Copenhagen Won WBA Super Middleweight title.
Win 34–0 South Africa Andre Thysse TKO 11 (12), 1:32 2004-06-11 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen Retained WBC International Super Middleweight title.
Win 33–0 Dominican Republic Julio Cesar Green KO 1 (12), 1:20 2004-03-13 Denmark Brøndby Hall, Copenhagen Retained WBC International Super Middleweight title.
Win 32–0 Costa Rica Henry Porras TKO 9 (12), 2:46 2003-10-24 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen Retained WBC International Super Middleweight title.
Win 31–0 United States Craig Cummings KO 3 (12), 1:09 2003-04-11 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen Won Vacant WBC International Super Middleweight title.
Win 30–0 South Africa Dingaan Thobela UD 12 2002-11-29 Denmark Falconer Centret, Copenhagen Vacant IBA super middleweight title.
Win 29–0 United States Dean Williams KO 1 (8), 1:58 2002-11-08 Denmark Falconer Centret, Copenhagen
Win 28–0 Poland Gerard Zdziarski TKO 8 (8), 2:33 2002-10-04 Denmark Holbæk Stadion, Holbæk
Win 27–0 Argentina Orlando Javier Acuna TKO 7 (8), 0:10 2002-05-24 Denmark Aalborg Kongres & Kulturcenter, Aalborg
Win 26–0 United States Arthur Allen TKO 6 (8), 0:52 2002-03-15 Denmark Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg
Win 25–0 Canada Manny Sobral TKO 5 (8), 0:10 2002-02-08 Denmark Falconer Centret, Copenhagen
Win 24–0 United States Fernando Hernández TKO 2 (8), 1:30 2001-11-16 Denmark Roskilde Hallerne, Roskilde
Win 23–0 Mexico David Mendez UD 6 2001-10-13 Denmark Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Win 22–0 United States Rodrigues Moungo KO 4 (6), 1:09 2001-04-27 Denmark Aalborg Hallen, Aalborg
Win 21–0 Colombia Miguel Julio KO 3 (6), 0:30 2001-03-09 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen
Win 20–0 France Patrick Rubes KO 2 (6), 0:45 2001-02-09 Denmark Odense Idraetshal, Odense
Win 19–0 United States Tony Menefee TKO 6 (6), 1:36 2000-09-01 Denmark Kolding Hallen, Kolding
Win 18–0 United States Kevin Hall KO 2 (6), 2:41 2000-04-28 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen
Win 17–0 United States Tom Younan KO 3 (6), 1:35 2000-03-31 Denmark Esbjerg Stadionhal, Esbjerg
Win 16–0 Puerto Rico Israel Ponce KO 2 (6), 2:59 2000-03-04 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 15–0 Cayman Islands Charles Whittaker KO 3 (6), 2:30 2000-02-18 Denmark Aalborg Hallen, Aalborg
Win 14–0 South Africa Sidney Mxoli Msutu UD 6 2000-01-14 Denmark Kolding Hallen, Kolding
Win 13–0 France Jean Paul D'Alessandro UD 6 1999-05-04 Denmark Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen
Win 12–0 Dominican Republic Jose Maquina Rojas KO 2 (6), 2:10 1999-04-16 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen
Win 11–0 Dominican Republic Alejandro De Leon UD 6 1999-03-19 Denmark Falconer Centret, Copenhagen
Win 10–0 Mexico Jaime Balboa KO 6 (6), 2:13 1999-02-12 Denmark Falconer Centret, Copenhagen
Win 9–0 South Africa Dean Martin UD 6 1998-11-27 Denmark Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus
Win 8–0 United States Anthony Ivory UD 6 1998-11-06 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen
Win 7–0 Panama Edwin Murillo KO 2 (6), 2:34 1998-10-16 Denmark Aalborg Hallen, Aalborg
Win 6–0 United States Sammy Sparkman KO 1 (4), 1:54 1998-09-18 Denmark Sundbyoster Hallen, Copenhagen
Win 5–0 United States Terry Clark KO 1 (4), 2:35 1998-09-04 Denmark Kolding Hallen, Kolding
Win 4–0 United States Rick Stockton KO 1 (4), 2:16 1998-06-05 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen
Win 3–0 Colombia Alex Lubo UD 4 1998-05-01 Denmark Kolding Teater, Kolding
Win 2–0 United States Michael Corleone TKO 3 (4), 2:40 1998-04-03 Denmark Holbæk Stadion, Holbæk
Win 1–0 United States Kelly Mays KO 1 (4), 1:09 1998-03-20 Denmark Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus Kessler's professional debut.

See also

See also: Joe Calzaghe vs. Mikkel Kessler

References

  1. ^ http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Mikkel_Kessler
  2. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxingandmma/2324665/Mikkel-Kessler-displays-his-warrior-spirit.html
  3. ^ Calzaghe v Kessler as it happened
  4. ^ http://wbanews.com/artman/publish/news/Sartison-Bozic_for_WBA_Super_Middleweight_title.shtml
  5. ^ http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/anden_sport/boksning/article1335734.ece
  6. ^ http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/qa-andre-ward-51192
  7. ^ http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/kessler-injured-57522
  8. ^ [1]

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Preceded by
Manny Siaca		 WBA Super Middleweight Champion
November 12, 2004 – October 14, 2006
Promoted		 Vacant
Title next held by
Anthony Mundine
as Regular Champion
Vacant
Title last held by
Sven Ottke		 WBA Super Middleweight Champion
Super Champion
October 14, 2006 – November 4, 2007		 Succeeded by
Joe Calzaghe
Preceded by
Markus Beyer		 WBC Super Middleweight Champion
October 14, 2006 – November 4, 2007
Vacant
Title last held by
Anthony Mundine		 WBA Super Middleweight Champion
Regular Title
June 21, 2008 – October 21, 2008		 Promoted
Preceded by
Joe Calzaghe
as Super Champion		 WBA Super Middleweight Champion
October 21, 2008 – November 3, 2009
Promoted		 Vacant
Title next held by
Dimitri Sartison
as Regular Champion
Vacant
Title last held by
Joe Calzaghe		 WBA Super Middleweight Champion
Super Champion
November 3, 2009 – November 21, 2009		 Succeeded by
Andre Ward
Preceded by
Carl Froch		 WBC Super Middleweight Champion
April 24, 2010 – September 7, 2010
Status changed: Emeritus Champion		 Succeeded by
Carl Froch

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