The enjoyable rematch between super middleweights Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler drew nearly 1.1 million combined viewers in its two airings on HBO this past Saturday, according to a network news release. The live showing of the bout from London’s...
Sometimes, rematches disappoint. Saturday wasn’t one of those times. While the wild abandon of the first fight seemed to take a little longer to break out, Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler closed what had been a grueling show with a final two rounds f...
Carl Froch entered the O2 Arena main floor to the backdrop of Guns N’ Roses all-time classic ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ blaring over the PA system, a suggestion of intimidation towards Kessler fighting on the road. A more fitting setting would have been...
Mikkel Kessler admitted he could not handle the pace set by Carl Froch as the Nottingham man took a points win in their exciting rematch. Froch made a fast start against his super-middleweight rival and Kessler did not gain a foothold until the middl...
O2 Arena, London, England - Carl Froch (31-2, 22 KOs) unified the WBA/IBF super middleweight titles with a twelve round unanimous decision over Mikkel Kessler (46-3, 35 KOs) in a highly anticipated rematch. The scores were 118-110, 116-112 and 115-11...
Super middleweight king Andre Ward's trainer and mentor, Virgil Hunter, was ringside Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London. He watched the second fight between Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler, which the British boxer won with scores of 115-113, 116-...
After his pre-fight threat to 'kill' Mikkel Kessler, Carl Froch paid tribute to the Dane on Sunday morning. The Briton, who had lost their first fight in Denmark, also mentioned the possibility of a third fight after avenging the loss by winning t...
Carl Froch got his revenge with victory over Denmark's Mikkel Kessler in a unanimous points decision to retain the IBF super middleweight title in a thrilling clash at a packed 02 Arena on Saturday. The 35-year-old Froch, who lost to Kessler in De...
Mikkel Kessler’s experience in extremely hostile territory has left him completely calm as his rematch against Carl Froch approaches. The super middleweight champion from Denmark has fought Wales’ Joe Calzaghe before 55,000 fans in Cardiff and box...
If their pre-fight comments were to be taken to heart, then retirement was on the table for the losing fighter in Saturday’s rematch between Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler. After 12 fiercely contested rounds, Froch escaped with a well-earned unani...
Nottingham's Carl Froch and Denmark's Mikkel Kessler are pumped for their rematch at London's O2 Arena, with the IBF and WBA Super World titles at stake. Kessler defeated Froch by unanimous decision in Denmark in May 2010, but Froch has been in top f...
Has Carl Froch’s sensational win over Lucian Bute presented false hope in his chances in this weekend’s rematch with Mikkel Kessler, or have their careers rapidly traveled in opposite directions? The rule of thumb in competitive fights is that mos...