Kessler-Froch

Photo: Tom Casino/Showtime – By Scott Gilfoid: The new World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KO’s) summed up one of the biggest problems that former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) had last night in their Super Six tournament fight in MCH Messecenter Herning, in Herning, Denmark, [...]

Photo: Tom Casino/Showtime – By Sean McDaniel: After losing for the first time in his career in a 12 round unanimous decision loss to Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KO’s) last night in Herning, Denmark, former World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) is reportedly threatening to pull out of the Super [...]

Boxing from MCH Messecenter Herning, Herning, Denmark: Mikkel Kessler W 12 Carl Froch (117-111, 115-113, 116-112) Edmund Gerber UD 8 Samir Kurtagic Koko Murat MD 8 Nick Klappert Vinni Skovgaard UD 6 Diane Schwachhofer Patrick Nielsen TKO 4 Norbert Szekeres Thomas Troelenberg UD 6 Elio Cotena Lukas Schulz KO 3 Viktor Szalai

By Sean McDaniel: Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) realizes some of the things he did wrong in his 11 round technical defeat to American Andre Ward last year in November 2009, and has worked hard on correcting those problems. One area that Kessler has spotted for improvement is his aggression. He plans on being much [...]

By Toby Gibson: On the 24th of April, the most hyped and anticipated fight of the whole Super 6 will take place. Unbeaten world champion Carl Froch will travel to Denmark in order to try to take out former world champion Mikkel Kessler. This is seen by many as THE fight of the Super 6. [...]

Photo Credit -Tony Brochner – By William Mackay: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) thinks that his Super Six tournament opponent this Saturday night Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) could choose to box him from the outside, saying in an article at the Telegraph, “He [Kessler] might opt to jab, move and [...]

Super Six World Boxing Classic competitors Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler along with their promoters Mick Hennessy and Kalle Sauerland participated in an international media conference call to discuss their crucial Group Stage 2 bout in the tournament on Saturday, April 24 on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m., ET/PT, same-day delay) from MCH Arena, in Herning, Denmark.

By William Mackay: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) probably doesn’t stand much of a chance of beating former WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) when the two fighters meet up in their stage 2 Super Six tournament bout on April 24th, in Herning, Denmark. Froch, a good puncher [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former World Boxing Association/WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) has his back against the wall in his fight against WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) when the two fighters meet on April 24th, in h their Super Six stage 2 fight in Herning, Denmark. Kessler, 31, [...]

By William Mackay: If this fight had taken place before last November, few boxing fans would likely give WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) much of a chance to beat Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s). What changed the perception in the minds of many fans is seeing how badly Kessler was beaten [...]

By William Mackay: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch dodged a bullet in his last fight with Andre Dirrell last October. Froch barely scraped by with a 12 round split decision in the stage 1 Super Six bout, and didn’t impress a whole of fans with the fight. Froch wasn’t about the argue with the [...]

By Richie Doyle: So now we finally here after months of lacklustre fights and no huge bouts we get two good months for the loyal boxing fans and gamblers looking to place a few wagers in the upcoming months so here are my best odds and tips. Pacquiao vs Clottey: Look for this to be [...]

By William Mackay: For a number of boxing experts, they’re under the impression that WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch will be able to stop Mikkel Kessler at some point in their Super Six fight on April 24th. Some of them see the punishment that Kessler took in losing to Andre Ward in his last [...]

By Dennis Broadhurst: Froch-Kessler: I see this fight coming out with Froch on top through a hard fought decision or very late stoppage. I think Froch will struggle in the early rounds with Kessler but his chin will take him through to dominate the later rounds (9-12). I would not be suprised for Froch to [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: I hope WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) lives it up and enjoys his fame while he still has his World Boxing Council super middleweight title, because after April 24th, the title will be resting in the capable hands of his Danish opponent Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s). Froch, [...]

By William Mackay: Former World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO”s) feels good about his chances against WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) for their April 24th, Super Six tournament fight in Herning, Denmark. Kessler, 30, sees a slow fighter with a traditional European stand up fighting stance [...]

Nottingham (18.02.2010) – WBC Super-Middleweight Champion Carl Froch does not care whether the old or the new Mikkel Kessler will show up on April 24 – he plans to knock out either one. Thats what “The Cobra” told a crowded press conference in the Robin Hood Suite at Nottingham Forests football stadium on Wednesday afternoon. [...]

By William Mackay: Former World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) goes into his next stage 2. Super Six fight against WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch badly in need of a win. Kessler was defeated in his last fight against Andre Ward in the stage 1 part of the Super [...]

By Sean McDaniel: At the International media tour Wednesday morning to kick off the stage 2 Super Six bout between World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) and Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) in Herning, Denmark, both fighters boasted about the support that they would be getting from their fans. Kessler, [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) will taste defeat for the first time on April 17th in his stage 2 Super Six bout against former WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) when they step into the ring for action in Kessler’s home country of [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) is ready and looking forward to his stage 2 Super Six tournament fight against WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) on April 17th, in Denmark. Kessler, 30, lost his last fight in the Super Six tourney to [...]

By William Mackay: Former World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) got a new trainer Jimmy Montoya to help him get ready for his next fight against WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch on April 17th, in their Super Six tourney competition in Denmark. Kessler replaced his longtime trainer Ricard Olsen [...]

By William Mackay: After the three group stages are completed with the Super Six tournament, four fighters with the best records will move forward to the semi finals while two of the fighters with the worst records will be eliminated. After group stage 1 of the Super Six tourney, Arthur Abraham, Carl Froch and Andre [...]

By Sean McDaniel: On April 17th, World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) will be getting his long awaited wish by fighting Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’) in their Super Six tournament fight in Denmark. Froch, 32, has wanted to get a fight with Kessler for a couple of years now, [...]

By Daniel Ciminera: With a long and busy year of boxing ahead of us, I thought I would make some predictions for the most talked about fights that lay ahead of us. I’ll start with round two of the super six world boxing classic, as this tournament continues to excite me as it is a [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Former World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) has reportedly canned his longtime trainer Richard Olden. This is unexpected news, however, with Kessler getting badly beaten by American Andre Ward in a 11th round technical loss on November 21st. With a loss as bad as the one that [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: It was a sad sight to see former World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler reduced to throwing wild haymaker shots against the younger, faster dare I say more talented American Andre Ward in their fight on November 21st. It was as if the 30-year-old Kessler grew old over night, going [...]

By Chris Williams: Mikkel Kessler looked nothing like a champion in his loss to Andre Ward in an 11th round technical decision last weekend in their Super Six tournament bout . Kessler, 30, lost his World Boxing Association super middleweight title in a bout in which he was totally dominated by the young 25-year-old Ward. [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: After watching last night’s one-sided beating of Mikkel Kessler by the new World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Andre Ward, I have serious doubts whether WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch will win the Super Six tournament. Actually, I give Froch zero chance of winning it. I think Kessler will make Froch [...]

By Adam Laiolo: Our star is on the wane, whether we like it or not. Our sport is in grave danger of disappearing into obscurity. With UK firm Setanta going into administration, ESPN Wednesday Night Fights being pulled and rumors of HBO having trouble paying out for the biggest fights, boxing needs an injection of [...]