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Team Palle announced on November 12, that WBA 168 lb champ Mikkel Kessler will defend the title on January 14 against Canadian Eric Lucas at the Brondby Hall, located on the outskirts of Copenhagen.
Itīs a voluntary defense by the champion. The ex-WBC titlist was in line for an eliminator against Otis Grant, WBC # 1, and another possible shot at current WBC champ Markus Beyer, but views a fight against Kessler as his best chance to become champ again. Danish news agency, Ritzau, writes "the low ranked" Lucas will be given a rating by the WBA - that is not really the case. Lucas, # 3 in the WBC ratings, is indeed not ranked by the WBA, but it is more a case of boxing politics than anything else. [details]
Itīs a voluntary defense by the champion. The ex-WBC titlist was in line for an eliminator against Otis Grant, WBC # 1, and another possible shot at current WBC champ Markus Beyer, but views a fight against Kessler as his best chance to become champ again. Danish news agency, Ritzau, writes "the low ranked" Lucas will be given a rating by the WBA - that is not really the case. Lucas, # 3 in the WBC ratings, is indeed not ranked by the WBA, but it is more a case of boxing politics than anything else. [details]