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By Rick Reeno - This coming Saturday, boxing's current longest-reigning title-holder, WBO super middleweight champion "The Pride of Wales" Joe Calzaghe (43-0, 32KOs) from Newbridge, Wales will step in the ring with the most dangerous opponent of his career, WBA/WBC champion "Viking Warrior" Mikkel Kessler (39-0, 29KOs) from Copenhagen, Denmark. Close to 60,000 boxing fans, mostly rooting for Calzaghe, are expected to pack the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales to witness a unification bout that has the attention of the entire boxing world.
The story of the fight is Kessler's strength and youth vs. Calzaghe's speed and experience. Calzaghe, in what may be his last fight at 168, is looking to beat the biggest threat to his career before he decides to venture to the world of light heavyweights. Kessler, finally landing the fight he's been trying to get for the last few years, is looking to begin his legacy by unseating one of the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport and placing the first blemish on an undefeated streak that began in 1993. [details]
The story of the fight is Kessler's strength and youth vs. Calzaghe's speed and experience. Calzaghe, in what may be his last fight at 168, is looking to beat the biggest threat to his career before he decides to venture to the world of light heavyweights. Kessler, finally landing the fight he's been trying to get for the last few years, is looking to begin his legacy by unseating one of the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport and placing the first blemish on an undefeated streak that began in 1993. [details]
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