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Age started boxing: 13.
First boxing memory: I went to the gym with two friends and I remember the trainer shouted at me to get changed. I’d played football, but I wanted to do an individual sport.
Inspiration: Boxing was unknown to me at school, but I watched Oscar De La Hoya beat our Jimmi Bredahl [Los Angeles 1994] and that inspired me.
Favourite all-time fighter: De La Hoya He is a fast combination puncher and I like to do the same.
Best fight you’ve seen: The first Marco Antonio Barrera-Erik Morales fight. It was just a great fight. And the first Benn-Eubank fight was exciting for me when I was young.
Pre-fight meal: I eat lots of pasta and chicken to get the carbs.
What do you do to relax: My girlfriend Caroline and I like walking the dog. He’s an American Bulldog called Herman and weighs 90lbs! I also take Spanish lessons and I’m working on my new website, mikkelkessler.com.
Pre-fight superstition: I always tie my bootlaces last thing because I want them to be tight.
What training (if any) do you do between fights: I train all the time. I’m a training addict.
Typical breakfast: Three boiled eggs, toast, chicken.
Toughest part of being a boxer: Nothing is for sure in boxing and you never know what will happen. You don’t want to let anyone down and the pressure is on you to do your best.
Favourite music: I like all kinds – opera, classical – but I don’t really have a speciality.
Last book you read: A book by Danish footballer Stig Tofting [who played for Hamburg and Bolton] whose parents were shot dead. It’s powerful.
Favourite film: Cinderella Man. It’s a good movie and the boxing scenes were well done.
What car do you drive: An Audi.
Where do you train: In Copenhagen.
Training routine: I train for boxing at 11am to 1pm. In the evening I work out at 7pm, running and weightlifting. I spar very little because that is what wears out your body. Maybe I spar once every 14 days.
Toughest man faced: A Frenchman called Jean-Paul D’Alessandro. I fought him in Copenhagen in [May] 1999 and I hurt my left hand in the first round and I just couldn’t keep him off. I won on points over six rounds.
What supplements do you take: Vitamins and proteins. I don’t have any white sugar.
Job outside boxing: I’m a full-time boxer.
Last place you went on holiday: Paris. A romantic five days with Caroline.
Best boxer in the sport today: Floyd Mayweather Jnr and myself.
Favourite football team: Fremadamager. It is a little team where I live and it is only in the second division. But it is my favourite.
Enjoy
First boxing memory: I went to the gym with two friends and I remember the trainer shouted at me to get changed. I’d played football, but I wanted to do an individual sport.
Inspiration: Boxing was unknown to me at school, but I watched Oscar De La Hoya beat our Jimmi Bredahl [Los Angeles 1994] and that inspired me.
Favourite all-time fighter: De La Hoya He is a fast combination puncher and I like to do the same.
Best fight you’ve seen: The first Marco Antonio Barrera-Erik Morales fight. It was just a great fight. And the first Benn-Eubank fight was exciting for me when I was young.
Pre-fight meal: I eat lots of pasta and chicken to get the carbs.
What do you do to relax: My girlfriend Caroline and I like walking the dog. He’s an American Bulldog called Herman and weighs 90lbs! I also take Spanish lessons and I’m working on my new website, mikkelkessler.com.
Pre-fight superstition: I always tie my bootlaces last thing because I want them to be tight.
What training (if any) do you do between fights: I train all the time. I’m a training addict.
Typical breakfast: Three boiled eggs, toast, chicken.
Toughest part of being a boxer: Nothing is for sure in boxing and you never know what will happen. You don’t want to let anyone down and the pressure is on you to do your best.
Favourite music: I like all kinds – opera, classical – but I don’t really have a speciality.
Last book you read: A book by Danish footballer Stig Tofting [who played for Hamburg and Bolton] whose parents were shot dead. It’s powerful.
Favourite film: Cinderella Man. It’s a good movie and the boxing scenes were well done.
What car do you drive: An Audi.
Where do you train: In Copenhagen.
Training routine: I train for boxing at 11am to 1pm. In the evening I work out at 7pm, running and weightlifting. I spar very little because that is what wears out your body. Maybe I spar once every 14 days.
Toughest man faced: A Frenchman called Jean-Paul D’Alessandro. I fought him in Copenhagen in [May] 1999 and I hurt my left hand in the first round and I just couldn’t keep him off. I won on points over six rounds.
What supplements do you take: Vitamins and proteins. I don’t have any white sugar.
Job outside boxing: I’m a full-time boxer.
Last place you went on holiday: Paris. A romantic five days with Caroline.
Best boxer in the sport today: Floyd Mayweather Jnr and myself.
Favourite football team: Fremadamager. It is a little team where I live and it is only in the second division. But it is my favourite.
Enjoy
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