Kessler vs. Froch

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 you look at some of WBC Carl Froch’s recent fights, he comes across like a rough piece of machinery that has rusted and is badly in need of oil and retooling. Froch doesn’t make anything look easy, as he tends to absorb a great deal of punishment when facing good opposition [...]

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 be [...]

Airborne with Mikkel and Carl during their international media tour in February:

Carl Froch vs. Mikkel Kessler will commence at approximately 9 – 9.15pm GMT and will be broadcast live on Primetime (sky channel 480).
Tickets for the WBC & Super Six Group Stage 2 fight between two great warriors in Froch and Kessler are on sale [...]

ENGLAND (March 3rd, 2010)–- Unbeaten WBC Super Middleweight champion Carl “the Cobra” Froch gave us a glimpse of his snake-hips last Saturday night, all in the aid of Sport Relief, but now turns his steely eye to Mikkel Kessler in Herning, Denmark.
April 24th is now set in stone and the MCH Messecenter is [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Every fighter starts out with zero losses on their record, and if they’re lucky, they don’t suffer their first loss for a couple of years. And if they’re matched carefully enough to avoid dangerous opponents, they can get well into their career before they experience their first loss. World Boxing Council super [...]

WBC Champion Carl “the Cobra” Froch of Nottingham England, will defend his title against the “Viking Warrior” Mikkel Kessler of Denmark in the Super Six World Boxing Classic in one-half of a tournament doubleheader on Saturday, April 24 at the MCH Messecenter in Herning, Denmark.
”The ticket sales for Mikkel Kessler’s fight against Carl Froch has [...]

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, [...]

Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KOs) and World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KOs) kicked off an international media tour here Wednesday morning to discuss their upcoming Group Stage 2 bout in the Super Six World Boxing Classic on Saturday, April 24, on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, same-day tape delay).
Known as [...]

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 [...]

Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KOs) will rely on the coaching brilliance of Jimmy Montoya when he takes on WBC Super-Middleweight Champion Carl “The Cobra” Froch (26-0, 20 KOs) in the second round of the Super Six World Boxing Classic. Montoya, a living legend, has been appointed the new head trainer following the opening-round loss against [...]

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 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 Dennis Broadhurst: Well there are some great fights which could be made in 2010, some great stylistic match ups which will give us some interesting tactical fights and some sheer wars in some cases. I certainly hope that all the fights will be made, for the fans sake and for the legacy of the [...]

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 [...]