By Scott Gilfoid: I really like WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch as a fighter. He kind of reminds me of a throwback fighter from the 1940s. That said, I find it hard to see Froch getting out of the first round of the Super Six group I bouts starting on October 17th. Froch, 32, has three tough opponents starting with Andre Dirrell, then Mikkel Kessler and ending with Arthur Abraham to round out the first part of the competition.
Mikkel Kessler
Santiago’s fight predictions 2009 – Alexander-Witter, Bradley-Campbell, More!
By Liam Santiago: As many top competitive fights are about to commence and we have the final confirmation of some mega bouts, it is time for me to announce my predictions. Considering my last two were wrong I’m determined to strike gold on every one this time, however, if I am wrong I’m ready and prepared to take all the abuse you guys can throw at me.
Kessler vs. Perdomo on September 12th; Brook to Fight Jennings – News
By Erik Schmidt: World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (41-1, 31 KO’s) will be forced to make a mandatory defense of his WBA title against his number #1 challenger Gusmyl Perdomo (16-2, 10 KO’s) on September 12th at the Messecenter, in Herning, Denmark. By the time that Kessler fights Perdomo, Kessler will have been out of action for almost a year.
Dirrell-Froch, Abraham-Taylor, Kessler-Ward – Showtime Tourney Boxing Dates
By Dave Lahr: The group 1 stage of the Showtime Super Six World Boxing Classic six-fighter tourney will start on October 17th, with WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KO’s) fighting challenger Andre Dirrell (18-0, 13 KO’s) in Nottingham, England. In a different location on the same date, former International Boxing Federation (IBF) middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (30-0, 24 KO’s) will be fighting former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (28-3-1, 17 KO’s).
Showtime’s Six-Man Super Middleweight Tourney First Round Preview
Photo: SE – By Jason Kim: In looking at the opening match-ups for Showtime’s six-man super middleweight tournament there appears on paper to be three evenly matched fights between the top fighters in the division. Absent unfortunately is IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute, who would have no doubt had as much of a chance at winning the tournament as any of the fighters. In the opening match-ups are as follows:
Will the Losers of the Six-Man Super Middleweight Tourney be Ruined as fighters?
Pictures courtesy of Winfried Mausolf / Sauerland Event – By Scott Gilfoid: Recently in an article at Vindy.com, WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik remarked that the six super middleweight fighters – Arthur Abraham, Jermain Taylor, Andre Ward, Andre Dirrell, Mikkel Kessler and Carl Froch – would “Ruin their careers for peanuts” by taking part in the tournament that begins later on this year in October. My immediate thoughts were that Pavlik sounded hurt and disappointed that he hadn’t been asked to participate in the tournament and was making a snap remark by devaluing something that he might actually want.
Kessler Signs With Sauerland, Will Be Fighting Perdomo Next – News
By Jason Kim: World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (41-1, 31 KO’s) signed with German promotional company Sauerland Event today, so now Kessler is free of the entanglements from his former promoter Mogens Palle that has dragged on for months now keeping Kessler out of the ring since his last defense in October against Danilo Haussler.
Froch Wants Kessler Next – News
By Jason Kim: World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KO’s) has an elective defense of his title coming up and instead of taking on one of the easier contenders in the WBC, which is pretty much what all champions do unfortunately, the 31-year-old Froch is shooting for a unification bout against the inactive WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (41-1, 31 KO’s) next.
Super Middleweight Tourney Involving Froch, Kessler, Dirrell, Taylor, Ward and Abraham – News
By Jason Kim: A number of super middleweights will be getting a huge chance to prove themselves in a prospective super middleweight tournament that Showtime, the U.S. cable network, is in the planning stages to get up involving the best fighters in the division such as Mikkel Kessler, Carl Froch, Arthur Abraham, Andre Ward, Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell.
Froch Interested In Unification Bout with Bute – News
By Jim Dower: Unbeaten World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KOs) came out on Steve Bunce’s Boxing Hour show today, saying that he wants to fight a unification bout with IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute, a Romanian who now lives in Canada. Additionally, Froch is also interested in fighting WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler, as well as WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik and former middleweight/light heavyweight title holder Bernard Hopkins.