By William Mackay: Rather than go after the more credible super middleweight champions in the division former WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (44-2, 33 KO’s) has picked out a soft target in World Boxing Organization (WBO) super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz (40-2, 23 KO’s) to fight on November 5th in Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Robert Stieglitz
DeGale-Wilczewski: DeGale hoping to fight for world title against Kessler-Stieglitz winner
By Scott Gilfoid: The talented James DeGale (10-1, 8 KO’s) could be within one fight of getting a world title shot if he can get by European Boxing Union (EBU) super middleweight champion Piotr Wilczewski (29-1, 10 KO’s) on September 17th in their upcoming fight in England. After getting jobbed out of a winning a decision in his last fight against George Groves, it’s hard to believe that the 24-year-old DeGale is alr eady back and within grasp of a world title shot.
Kessler to fight Stieglitz for WBO strap
By Eric Thomas: A fight between former WBA/WBC super middleweight champion and the current World Boxing Organization (WBO) super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz (40-2, 23 Ko’s) is reportedly close to completed in negotiations.
Kessler-Stieglitz negotiations to begin today
By Eric Thomas: Negotiations between former two time super middleweight world champion Mikkel Kessler (44-2, 33 KO’s) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz (40-2, 23 KO’s) are set to begin today for an important clash in a fight that will likely take place in Stieglitz’s adopted country of Germany rather than Denmark, the home of Kessler.
Kessler now the mandatory challenger for Stieglitz
By Dan Ambrose: Mikkel Kessler (44-2, 33 KO’s) has been made the mandatory challenger for WBO super middleweight champion Roberto Stiegltiz (40-2, 23 KO’s) by the World Boxing Organization yesterday, thus paving the way for Kessler to face Stieglitz next to try and capture an easy title.
Kessler to possibly fight Stieglitz after the Bouadla fight
By William Mackay: Former WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KO’s) faces little known fringe contender Mehdi Bouadla (22-3, 10 KO’s) on Saturday night in a tune-up bout at the Parken, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Kessler is expected to easily win the fight by a knockout and then move forward to his next fight. There was talk of Kessler possibly facing IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (28-0, 23 KO’s) next.
Stieglitz vs. Gevor on Saturday, 4/9
By Jason Kim: WBO super middleweight paper champion Robert Stieglitz (39-2, 23 KO’s) will be making his 4th title defense of his World Boxing Organization title this Saturday night against the smaller 5’8” Khoren Gevor (31-5, 16 KOs) at the Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, German.
Stieglitz vs. Sartison in unification bout on 4/9
By Jim Dower: WBO super middleweight champion Roberto Stieglitz (39-2, 23 KO’s) will be facing WBA World super middleweight champion Dimitri Sartison (27-1, 17 KO’s) on April 9th at the Bordenlandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachensen-Anhalt, Germany.
Stieglitz vs. Sartison on April 9th
By Jim Dower: WBO super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz (39-2, 23 KO’s) will be defending his title against World WBA super middleweight champion Dimitri Sartison (27-1, 17 KO’s) in a mildly interesting fight at the Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.
Kessler’s eye injury has healed, may face Stieglitz for WBO title in June
By Sean McDaniel: Former WBA/WBO super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KO’s) has passed a medical exam for his injured left eye, and it now is considered healed. Kessler, 31, hasn’t fought since defeating WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch in April of last year in the Super Six tournament. Kessler then pulled out of the tournament due to vision problems with his left eye. The reported reason was a weakness of the superior oblique muscle of his left eye.