Arthur Abraham-Mehdi Bouadla Clash on December 15th
It will be Frenchman Mehdi Bouadla, 26-4, that take on WBO super middle champion Arthur Abraham, 35-3, on December 15 in Germany, accordig to sources in France and Germany.
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Bouadla Moves Down; N'Dam Update; Ramirez Returns
Frenchman Medhi Bouadla, formerly the WBO I/C super middleweight ruler, steps down to middleweight and takes on Brazilian veteran Samir Dos Santos Barbosa for the vacant WBA Int´l belt on October 21 in Aulnay-sous-Bous. On the undercard lightweight veteran Brahim Bariz has a final tuneup before challenging Daouda Sow for the national title. Super middleweight Julien Sainte Marie, Bouadla´s chief sparring partner, is also on the bill.
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Bouadla Returns, Wlodarczyk-Green, Jokinen, More
French super middleweight Mehdi Bouadla takes on Estonian Dmitri Protkunas on Friday (Sep 16) in Riga, Latvia, in what is his first fight since losing to Mikkel Kessler in June. If all goes well Bouadla will challenge for an I/C or Int´l title of some kind October 22.
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Kessler Stops Bouadla in Six Rounds in Copenhagen
German light heavyweight hope Dustin Dirks (21-0, 15 KOs) continued his pugilistic education with a dominant stoppage of overmatched Spanish veteran Juan Nelongo (21-13-1, 9 KOs). 41-year old journeyman fought on even terms with Dirks in the opening stanza. However, as the bout went on, it became clear that the power of hard-hitting Dirks, 22, was simply too much for his barely upright opponent. Nelongo tasted some leather in the second, and the third round turned into a one-sided beating of the Spaniard.
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Photos/Weights: Mikkel Kessler 166, Mehdi Bouadla 166
The weight and photos are in for Saturday's huge show from from Copenhagen, Denmark. Former super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler returns for the first time since suffering a serious eye injury that forced him to withdraw from the Super Six tournament. Photos by Photo Wende.
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Photo/Quotes: Kessler, Bouadla Final Press Conference
Team Bouadla is convinced that the 14-month layoff has made WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Emeritus Mikkel Kessler rusty. On Saturday night, the Viking Warrior (43-2, 32 KOs) returns to the ring for the first time since his epic points victory over then-WBC Champion Carl Froch, taking on WBO #5 Mehdi Bouadla (22-3, 10 KOs). “In life, it´s all about timing, and now is the time to beat Kessler,” Boudla´s promoter Bernard Roos said at today´s final press conference at PARKEN Stadium. “Kessler is a great champion and in six months he would beat everybody, including Ward and Froch, but now after his long break Mehdi “The Bull” Bouadla will rise to the occasion and defeat him.”
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Mikkel Kessler's Return Will Bring Out The Celebrities
PARKEN will be packed with celebrities on Saturday night when WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Emeritus Mikkel Kessler makes his hotly-awaited comeback against WBO #5 Mehdi Bouadla. Caroline Wozniacki, Peter Schmeichel and Michael Maze are just some of the VIPs that will be ringside for the return of the Viking Warrior. “We are delighted that not only the whole country but also Denmark´s finest sporting icons are rallying behind the Viking Warrior,” promoter Kalle Sauerland said. “Mikkel will need the usual full vocal support on Saturday to overcome the huge challenge Bouadla poses.” And he added: “The first bout after a long break is always tricky. The more backing Mikkel gets, the better. It will be a great evening at PARKEN on Saturday night – inside and outside the ring.”
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Kessler Glad To Be Back, Bouadla Confident of Upset
WBC Super-Middleweight World Champion Emeritus Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KOs) and WBO #5 Mehdi Bouadla (22-3, 10 KOs) participated in a media work-out today in Copenhagen, Denmark. On Saturday, the two fighters will come face-to-face at renowned PARKEN Stadium. It will be the Viking Warrior´s first fight since an eye injury forced him to pull out of the Super Six World Boxing Classic.
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Kessler-Bouadla Card: Patrick Nielsen, Gerber, Dirks
Team Sauerland is delighted to announce the details of an action-packed undercard prior to the comeback of WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Emeritus Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KOs), who will return against Mehdi Bouadla (22-3, 10 KOs) at Parken on June 4. Up-and-coming middleweight sensation Patrick Nielsen (9-0, 5 KOs) will be looking to clinch his 10th victory in as many fights when he takes on experienced Englishman Joe Rea (7-4-1, 4 KOs) in an eight-rounder.
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Kessler-Bouadla Denmark Clash To Land on Showtime
NEW YORK – Looking to regain his status as one of the premier super middleweights in the world, former World Boxing Council/World Boxing Association (WBC/WBA) 168-pound champion Mikkel “The Viking Warrior’’ Kessler will return to the ring for the first time in 14 months when he faces Mehdi Bouadla on Saturday, June 4, on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, same-day delay) at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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