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Hopkins: I'm Rooting For Froch To Win, Want Him Next

•May 7, 2013

IBF light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins tells Jeff Powell of Daily Mail that he wants Carl Froch (30-2, 22KOs) to defeat Mikkel Kessler in their unification rematch on May 25th - because Hopkins wants to fight him next. Hopkins has a mandatory defense of his title on July 13th against Karo Murat. "Froch is top of my wish list. I have great respect for him as a fighter. He is very exciting and our styles would make for a great fight. I will happily go over to the UK to make it happen but of course Carl will have to beat Kessler first. I am rooting for him to do it and I think he will win this time," Hopkins said.

News: Kessler-Froch II; McDonell; Jazza; Andy Lee Back

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•May 7, 2013

WBA Super-Middleweight Champion Mikkel Kessler will get the most competitive sparring of his career prior to his May 25 showdown with IBF Champion Carl Froch. The Viking Warrior will train with no less than three unbeaten youngsters in his Copenhagen gym this week: WBO Light Heavyweight Champion Nathan Cleverly (26-0, 12 KOs), WBO #1 super middleweight contender George Groves (18-0, 14 KOs) and WBC Youth Light Heavyweight Champion Erik Skoglund (16-0, 9 KOs). Together, they have amassed a perfect record of 60 wins, zero losses and 35 KOs. Kessler´s KO record also stands at 35, along with 46 wins and just two defeats.

Hopkins: I Can Fight Carl Froch at a Catch-Weight

BoxingScene Staff

•May 7, 2013

Carl Froch has been given an added incentive to beat Mikkel Kessler later this month after Bernard Hopkins pinpointed the Nottingham slugger as the man he would next like to face after mandatory challenger Karo Murat. Froch is looking to avenge his defeat to Denmark's Kessler when the two meet at the O2 Arena on May 25 in a blockbusting bout for the WBA and IBF super-middleweight belts. And should Froch prosper then Hopkins, who became the oldest person to win a major title when he defeated Tavoris Cloud for the IBF light-heavyweight crown in March, is willing to do whatever it takes to set up an encounter that would surely capture the public's imagination.

Erik Skoglund To Assist Mikkel Kessler For Carl Froch

Per-Ake Persson

•May 3, 2013

Light heavyweight Erik Skoglund, 16-0 and newly crowned WBC Youth champion, is heading for Copenhagen on Sunday for two weeks of sparring with WBA regular super middleweight king Mikkel Kessler, who is in final preparations for the showdown against Carl Froch on May 25 in London. Skoglund´s next fight is scheduled for June 15 in Aarhus, Denmark against an opponent to be announced.

Video: Kessler Knocks Out Froch Clone, Harlem Shake

BoxingScene Staff

•Apr 29, 2013

WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler is focused in camp and not joking around, as he blasts a clone of IBF champion Carl Froch with a shot that sends him flying out of the ring. Kessler faces Froch on May 25th in a unification being staged at the O2 Arena in London.

Kessler: If I Lose To Carl Froch, I'm Going To Quit!

BoxingScene Staff

•Apr 25, 2013

Mikkel Kessler says he will quit boxing if he loses his world title fight with Carl Froch. The 34-year-old WBA belt holder takes on IBF world super-middleweight champion Froch, 35, in a unification bout at London's O2 Arena on 25 May. Kessler inflicted the first defeat of Brit Froch's career in a fight in the former's native Denmark in 2010.

Carl Froch Backs Luke Campbell To Become Superstar

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•Apr 24, 2013

Carl Froch has backed new stable mate Luke Campbell MBE to go onto win major honours in the professional ranks. Campbell announced that he was turning pro with Matchroom Sport and Eddie Hearn in a huge July show in his hometown of Hull, joining the current World champions Froch and Ricky Burns as well as World title contenders George Groves, Darren Barker, Kell Brook and Tony Bellew in Britain’s best boxing stable. The 25 year old will be ringside when The Cobra clashes with Mikkel Kessler in their blockbuster rematch at the O2 Arena in London on May 25 live on Sky Sports Box Office in ‘Warriors’ Call’ in association with Betfair, and Froch believes that Campbell, who he saw at close quarters at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield in the build-up to the Olympics, will one day hold a World title himself.

Photos: Mikkel Kessler Hosts Media Day in Copenhagen

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•Apr 22, 2013

WBA Super-Middleweight Champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KOs) today conducted a media work-out in his gym in Copenhagen, Denmark. On May 25, the Viking Warrior will collide with IBF Champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KOs) in front of a sell-out crowd at the O2 Arena in London.

Photos: Carl Froch is Pumped, in Top Form For Revenge

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•Apr 22, 2013

Carl Froch believes he is in the shape of his life as the countdown to his blockbuster rematch with Mikkel Kessler at the O2 in London live on Sky Sports Box Office on May 25 in ‘Warriors’ Call’ in association with Betfair draws ever closer. There’s less than five weeks until Froch gets the chance to exact revenge on the Dane and tucked behind closed doors in Nottingham, Froch was in a bullish mood following a gruelling 15 round training session with trainer Robert McCracken MBE.

Sulecki's Work With Kessler May Land Sauerland Deal

Luke Furman

•Apr 16, 2013

His recent impressive performance at Polsat Boxing Night, and a great attitude while sparring with Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KOs), has not gone unnoticed. Middleweight prospect Maciej Sulecki (13-0, 3 KOs) has caught the attention of Sauerland Event, who are interested in signing the 23-year-old talent.