Mikkel Kessler (Viking Warrior) is a 45-year-old retired Danish professional boxer. He is a former super-middleweight world champion with 5 world-title wins and a world-championship elevation. In a career spanning 15 years, 2 months, and 5 days, Kessler amassed a record of 46-3, which includes 35 wins via KO, 7 of which were in world-title fights.
Mikkel Kessler was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on March 1, 1979. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on March 20, 1998 against Kelly Mays. Kessler defeated Mays via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Kessler became a world champion at the age of 25 after 34 professional fights. He challenged Manny Siaca for the WBA super-middleweight title and stopped the champion in the 7th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the WBC super-middleweight world title as well.
Kessler's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Carl Froch at age 34, on May 25, 2013, in which he lost his WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title in a unification bout.
Some of Mikkel Kessler's best fights have been against Carl Froch (HOFer), Brian Magee, Librado Andrade, Anthony Mundine, Éric Lucas, Dingaan Thobela, and Allan Green. For a complete list of Kessler's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Mikkel Kessler".
Kessler has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Mikkel Kessler Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
49 | May 25, 2013 | 34 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
48 | Aug 12, 2012 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
47 | May 19, 2012 | 33 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
46 | Jun 04, 2011 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
45 | Apr 24, 2010 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
44 | Nov 21, 2009 | 30 | ![]() | loss | TD 11 |
43 | Sep 12, 2009 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
42 | Oct 25, 2008 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
41 | Jun 21, 2008 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 12 |
40 | Nov 03, 2007 | 28 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
39 | Mar 24, 2007 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
38 | Oct 14, 2006 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
37 | Jan 14, 2006 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
36 | Jun 08, 2005 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
35 | Nov 12, 2004 | 25 | ![]() | win | RTD 7 |
34 | Jun 11, 2004 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
33 | Mar 13, 2004 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
32 | Oct 24, 2003 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
31 | Apr 11, 2003 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
30 | Nov 29, 2002 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
29 | Nov 08, 2002 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
28 | Oct 04, 2002 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
27 | May 24, 2002 | 23 | ![]() | win | RTD 6 |
26 | Mar 15, 2002 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
25 | Feb 08, 2002 | 22 | ![]() | win | RTD 4 |
24 | Nov 16, 2001 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
23 | Oct 13, 2001 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
22 | Apr 27, 2001 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
21 | Mar 09, 2001 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
20 | Feb 09, 2001 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
19 | Sep 01, 2000 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
18 | Apr 28, 2000 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
17 | Mar 31, 2000 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
16 | Mar 04, 2000 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
15 | Feb 18, 2000 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
14 | Jan 14, 2000 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
13 | May 04, 1999 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
12 | Apr 16, 1999 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
11 | Mar 19, 1999 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
10 | Feb 12, 1999 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
9 | Nov 27, 1998 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
8 | Nov 06, 1998 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
7 | Oct 16, 1998 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
6 | Sep 18, 1998 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
5 | Sep 04, 1998 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
4 | Jun 05, 1998 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
3 | May 01, 1998 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
2 | Apr 03, 1998 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
1 | Mar 20, 1998 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |