Mikkel Kessler
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Name: Mikkel Kessler
Alias: Viking Warrior
Hometown: Denmark
Birthplace: Denmark
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 185cm
Reach: 188cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Trainer: Ricard Olsen (former), Jimmy Montoya (present)
Manager: Team Palle (former)
Cutman: "Irish" Paddy Byrne
Mikkel Kessler Gallery
Career Factoids
Championship Record
- Has defeated 8 opponents (5 by KO) for World Title.
- Has a record of 8-3 (5 KOs) in World Title fights.
- Has a record of 9-3 (5 KOs) against current or former world titlists.
- Won against Dingaan Thobela, Julio Cesar Green, Manny Siaca, Anthony Mundine, Eric Lucas, Markus Beyer, Dimitri Sartison, Carl Froch & Brian Magee.
- Lost against Joe Calzaghe, Andre Ward & Carl Froch.
Variant Record
- Defeated 3 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: Librado Andrade, Dimitri Sartison & Carl Froch.
Amateur Career
- Amateur Record: 43-3 (48-3 with walk-overs included)
- Zealand champion (Junior): 1996-97
- Danish champion(Junior): 1996-97
- Nordic champion (Junior): 1996
- European champion (Junior): 1996
- Zealand champion (Senior): 1998
Complete Amateur record, courtesy of Team Palle:
Date Opponent Club/Country Result Title/Tournament 01 19.02.93 Dennis Arslan BK Uldjyden, Ikast W AB 02 20.02.93 Mark Ryborg CIK L 3-2 03 05.03.93 Martin Tietze H?rsholm BK L 3-0 04 10.10.93 Karsten Hornuff Hvidovre BK W 5-0 Gold HSK Box Cup 05 06.11.93 Maik Rudolf TSV Viktoria, Germany W AB 1. rd Gold Skive Box Cup 06 21.11.93 Martin Tietze H?rsholm BK W 5-0 07 12.12.93 Svein Erik Osvald Norge W 5-0 08 05.02.94 Spend Abazi BK Kelly W 5-0 Zealand youth Champ 09 25.02.94 Martin Tietze H?rsholm BK W 5-0 10 05.03.94 Kim S?rensen Varde AK W AB 1. rd Danish youth Champ 11 23.02.94 W.M. Toohey England W 2-1 12 13.10.94 Roman Kisseltchook Latvia W AB 1. rd 13 16.10.94 Sven Hennings Rostock, Germany W 5-0 Gold HSK Boix Cup 14 21.10.94 Peter Zajac Czeck Republic W 5-0 .. 05.02.95 No Fight WO Zealand youth Champ 15 09.02.95 Lukas Konecny Czeck Republic W 5-0 16 24.02.95 Marek Dabrowski Poland W 2-1 17 11.03.95 Bayram Ali-Sen Randers AC W 5-0 Danish youth Champ 18 23.03.95 Said El-Tahan Lunds BS, Sweden W 5-0 19 16.09.95 Said El-Tahan Lunds BS, Sweden W RSC 2. rd 20 18.10.95 Dimitry Mdiseenko Ukraine W 9-6 21 20.10.95 Rufar Aslanov Azebajan W 4-1 22 22.10.95 Karimylla Asadulaew Russia W 11-1 European youth Champion 23 04.11.95 Weslend Wencel Poland W RSC 1. rd 24 14.12.95 Grgsc Kamarno Czech Republic W 5-0 25 10.01.96 Miroslav Vymislicky Czech Republic W KO 1. rd 26 10.01.96 Bodo Thomas Berlin, Germany W.O. old Hvidovre BC .. 14.01.96 No Fight W.O. Zealand junior Champ .. 03.02.96 No Fight W.O. Danish junior Champ 27 23.02.96 Daniel Gung?r Sweden W RSC 1. rd 28 24.03.96 Bj?rn Steinar Lien Norway W RSC 2. rd Nordic junior Champ 29 14.04.96 Miroslaw Dane Czech Republic W RSC 1. rd 30 04.10.96 Pavel Sima Banik Most, Czech Rep. W AB 2. rd 31 12.10.96 Bodo Thomas Berlin, Germany W 5-0 Gold HSK Box Cup 32 15.12.96 Raitis Atvars Latvia W 21-4 33 19.12.96 Alan Page England L 17-14 International match .. 01.02.97 No Fight WO Zealand junior Champ 34 14.02.97 Maros Huobko Banik Most, Czech Rep. W AB 3. rd 35 08.03.97 Niels J?rgen Stausholm Herning ABK W RSC 2. rd 36 08.03.97 Rouni Ibrahim Haderslev W AB 3. rd Danish junior Champ 37 26.04.97 Eduards Svatkors Latvia W RSC 5.rd 38 11.10.97 Said El-Tahan Lunds BS, Sweden W Disq 2.rd 39 12.10.97 Sebastian Sylvester, ESV Greifswald, Germany W RSC 3. rd 40 24.10.97 Ivo Christina Banik Most, Czech Rep. W RSC 1. rd 41 08.11.97 Karasel Dubnica Slovakia W RSC 3. rd 42 09.11.97 Petr Hlobil Czech Republic W RSC 3. rd 43 15.11.97 Kenneth Mabunda South Africa W 13-4 44 05.12.97 A. Milkitas Latvia W 5-0 45 31.01.98 Paw Olsen R?dovre BK 77 W RSC 2. rd 46 01.02.98 Kaare Thordarson AIK Roskilde BK W RSC 4. rd 47 01.02.98 Rasmus Lund Thomsen BK Kelly W RSC 4. rd Zealand senior Champ
| Preceded by: Manny Siaca |
WBA Super Middleweight Champion
2004 Nov 12 – 2006 Oct 14 |
Succeeded by: Joe Calzaghe Super Champion |
| Succeeded by: Anthony Mundine Regular Champion | ||
| Preceded by: Markus Beyer |
WBC Super Middleweight Champion 2006 Oct 14 – 2007 Nov 3 |
Succeeded by: Joe Calzaghe |
| Preceded by: Anthony Mundine Regular Champion Vacated |
WBA Super Middleweight Champion
2008 Jun 21 – 2009 |
Succeeded by: Andre Ward Super Champion |
| Succeeded by: Dimitri Sartison Regular Champion | ||
| Preceded by: Carl Froch |
WBC Super Middleweight Champion 2010 Apr 24 – 2010 Vacated |
Succeeded by: Carl Froch |
| Preceded by: Brian Magee Regular Champion |
WBA Super Middleweight Champion 2012 Dec 8 – 2013 May 26 Regular Champion |
Succeeded by: Carl Froch Unified Champion |