COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Mikkel Kessler kept his WBC and WBA super middleweight titles before a roaring home crowd Saturday night with a unanimous decision over Librado Andrade of the United States.
All three judges all scored it 120-108 for Kessler, who became the first Danish boxer to hold titles from two major sanctioning bodies.
The "Viking Warrior" raised his record to 39-0 with 29 KOs. Andrade, born in Mexico and fighting for the first time outside the U.S., dropped to 24-1 with 18 KOs.
Prince Joachim, Queen Margrethe's second son, was among those at Parken Stadium, getting up from his front-row seat amid a cheering crowd.
Kessler took control in the third round of the 12-round bout, landing several hard punches. In return, Andrade gave him a bloody nose.
Kessler fended off and dodged many of Andrade's punches. Andrade, whose tactics seemed questionable, managed to get in some shots, but the Dane responded by hitting back harder. In the 11th round, Andrade attempted to rally but Kessler held on.
Kessler won the WBA title in November 2004 by stopping Manny Siaca of Puerto Rico. He added the WBC supermiddleweight title on Oct. 14 when he knocked out Germany's Markus Beyer in the third round in Copenhagen.