By Per Ake Persson
WBA super middleweight champ Mikkel Kessler came back from his vacation in Thailand last week, and signed, according to Danish media, the proposed contract from Team Palle for a fight against Mads Larsen. However, with the contract came a side-contract with demands such as - The fight against Larsen would be his last for Team Palle where manager Bettina Palle has a contract for another year and Mogens Palle has an option for a three voluntary defences.
Sauerland Event, who have Mads Larsen under an exclusive promotional contract, insist on having Kessler vs Larsen as a co-promotion with Palle, who wants it as an exclusive Team Palle promotion.
Meanwhile, Mads Larsen insist on having Kessler as opponent (having previously turned down a shot at IBF titleholder Lucian Bute) has told media members that Sauerland Event should let go of their demands for a joint venture. Sauerland´s CEO, Chris Meyer, insists on a co-promotion due to the heavy investments from their side in resurrecting Larsen.
