By Jake Donovan - The highly anticipated super middleweight rematch between Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler is finally upon us. The pair of alphabet titlists are set to square off Saturday evening in the main event at the O2 Arena in London, England.
Carl Froch believes he can stop Mikkel Kessler when they clash at the O2 Arena on May 25th. The pair's first fight in Denmark three years ago went the distance and Kessler won a close twelve round unanimous decision. Froch felt he had done enough to win but is adamant the judges won't be needed when he looks for revenge, live on Sky Sports Box Office and HBO.
IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch has advised Sky Sports News that he is confident that a rematch with Mikkel Kessler will take place in the Spring of 2013. There is rematch clause to face Lucian Bute in the first half of the new year, but Froch says the Bute fight will not happen in the coming months. Froch destroyed Bute in five rounds back in May, but he badly wants to avenge a twelve round decision loss to Kessler from 2010.
WBA "regular" super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35KOs) would love to give Carl Froch (30-2, 22KOs), the IBF's champion, a well deserved rematch in 2013. In 2010, Kessler won a twelve round decision over Froch in the Super Six tournament. Kessler remembers how he lost his first fight as a pro to Joe Calzaghe in 2007 and he was never given the opportunity to avenge that defeat. He wants to give Froch the opportunity to avenge his.
According to danish daily ekstrabladet, a rematch between England's IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch and Denmark's "regular" WBA champion Mikkel Kessler is very close and a contract appears ready to be signed in a few days.
Carl Froch only has eyes for old rival Mikkel Kessler as he maps out his fighting future. The three-time world champion will return to action against a leading contender in November before facing Lucian Bute in a rematch in Montreal in March 2013. However, his overriding priority is the chance to settle a score with Kessler next summer after the Danish warrior beat him in a close decision two years ago. Nottingham veteran Froch, who turned 35 this week, said: "The rematch with Kessler is the fight I really want because he's got the win against me on his record and on my record.
Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn is deep in negotiations with Lucian Bute’s team for a possible rematch against IBF champion Carl Froch in the early part of next year. Froch, 34, blasted Bute out in five rounds in May to take his coveted title and the Canadian has avoided an immediate return to possibly get back to winning ways before fighting the ‘Cobra’ in 2013, according to Hearn.
IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch is fully focused on securing former opponent Mikkel Kessler for a rematch in England later this year and believes that promoter Eddie Hearn can deliver him the fight he craves.
Carl Froch is hopeful a rematch with Mikkel Kessler can be made for later this year in Nottingham. The 'Cobra' is hoping to defend his newly acquired IBF super-middleweight title against his former foe after beating Lucian Bute in his home town last month. Froch lost on points the last time he and Kessler met in the ring in April 2010, with the Dane taking a close verdict on home turf.
Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn has told World Boxing News that the ball has started rolling on a possible return between four-time super middleweight world champion Mikkel Kessler (45-2, 34KOs) and new IBF belt holder Carl Froch (29-2, 21KOs).