Kessler faces Stieglitz for WBO title on November 5th

Image: Kessler faces Stieglitz for WBO title on November 5thBy 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.

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Kessler now the mandatory challenger for Stieglitz

Image: Kessler now the mandatory challenger for StieglitzBy 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.

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Kessler’s eye injury has healed, may face Stieglitz for WBO title in June

Image: Kessler's eye injury has healed, may face Stieglitz for WBO title in JuneBy 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.

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Kessler looking to fight Stieglitz in June for WBO title – Boxing News

Image: Kessler looking to fight Stieglitz in June for WBO title - Boxing NewsBy Scott Gilfoid: Former WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KO’s) is reportedly looking to face WBO super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz (39-2, 23 KO’s) in June, as long as Kessler can pass a medical exam for his previously injured eye. Kessler hasn’t fought since schooling Carl Froch last year in April in a Super Six tournament fight. Kessler bowed out of the tournament following that victory due to having injured his eye in losing to American Andre Ward in a one-sided loss in his first fight in the Super Six tournament in 2009.

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