Mikkel Kessler
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Kessler Becomes Second Boxer To Enter Danish Sports Hall of Fame
Yesterday The Viking Warrior, Mikkel Kessler, became the second professional boxer to be admitted into the Danish Sports Hall of Fame. Kessler was, in 2006, named Athlete of the Year after he had beaten Markus Beyer and was at the time both WBC and...
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Euro News: Braehmer, Mikkel Nielsen, Ditlev Rossing, More
Comebacking German former WBA; WBO and EBU champ Juergen Braehmer (50-3) will now face Edi Kadrija (11-1) on Saturday in Schwerin. Kadrija steps for the injured Nils Schmidt. The 40-year old Braehmer last fought in December of last year and that has...
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Mikkel Kessler Backs Thorslund To Be Next Danish World Champ
Mikkel Kessler is backing Dina Thorslund (10-0, 6 KOs) to follow in his footsteps and become the next Danish World Champion when she challenges former two-time World title holder Alicia Ashley (24-11-1, 4 KOs) for the WBC Female World Super Bantamwei...
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Mikkel Kessler Rules Out Comeback Plans, Will Remain Retired
Former WBA and WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler tells BT that he´s done. There will be no comeback and the 39-year old is now officially retired again. It was in the spring of last year that Kessler announced he was coming back and he s...
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Mikkel Kessler Return on Hold, Braekhus Eyes Possible Vegas Bout
The long awaited comeback of 38-year old former WBA and WBC super middleweight champ Mikkel Kessler is on hold. Earlier this fall Kessler was hit by a case borrelia and the ex-champ told TV 2 Sporten in Denmark he is only in light training and is sti...
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Kessler Motivated: I'll Repay Support of Fans With a Great Victory
Mikkel Kessler has been forced to delay his comeback after contracting Lyme Borreliosis - a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. The former five-time World Champion had announced his plans to come out of retirement earlier this yea...
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Mikkel Kessler Hit By Borrelia, Return Delayed Until March 2018
The comeback for former WBA and WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler is still on but will be delayed until March of 2018, reports BT. Kessler was in full training in August and was sparring with World Boxing Super Series participant Erik Sk...
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Mikkel Kessler Believes Skoglund Will Shock Callum Smith
Former five-time World Champion Mikkel Kessler believes Erik Skoglund (26-0, 12 KOs) will upset the odds and defeat hometown hero Callum Smith (22-0, 17 KOs) on September 16 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. Smith and Skoglund go head-to-head in the fi...
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Mikkel Kessler vs. Roamer Angulo Nears For November 11
According to Danish paper Ekstrabladet, in a few days it will be made public that former WBA and WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler´s comeback will go ahead on November 11 at the Messecenter in Herning. The opponent could be Colombian con...
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Mikkel Kessler's Ring Return Details To Be Announced Soon
Kalle Sauerland has informed TV 2 Sporten in Denmark that both date, site and opponent are confirmed for Mikkel Kessler´s comeback and it will all be announced in the coming weeks. The 38-year old Kessler (46-3) announced his comeback on March 31 and...