Mikkel Kessler
Career, Record, Stats
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's Boxing Career
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, Dingaan Thobela, Allan Green, and Julio César 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".
Mikkel Kessler's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
49 | May 25, 2013 | 34 | 
Carl Froch 35 30-2 | loss | UD 12 |
48 | Aug 12, 2012 | 33 | 
Brian Magee 37 36-4-1 | win | TKO 3 |
47 | May 19, 2012 | 33 | 
Allan Green 32 31-3 | win | KO 4 |
46 | Jun 04, 2011 | 32 |  Mehdi Bouadla | win | TKO 6 |
45 | Apr 24, 2010 | 31 |
Carl Froch 32 26-0 | win | UD 12 |
44 | Nov 21, 2009 | 30 | 
Andre Ward 25 20-0 | loss | TD 11 |
43 | Sep 12, 2009 | 30 | Gusmyr Perdomo | win | TKO 4 |
42 | Oct 25, 2008 | 29 | Danilo Haussler | win | KO 3 |
41 | Jun 21, 2008 | 29 | Dimitri Sartison | win | KO 12 |
40 | Nov 03, 2007 | 28 | 
Joe Calzaghe 35 43-0 | loss | UD 12 |
39 | Mar 24, 2007 | 28 | 
Librado Andrade 28 24-0 | win | UD 12 |
38 | Oct 14, 2006 | 27 | Markus Beyer | win | KO 3 |
37 | Jan 14, 2006 | 26 | Eric Lucas | win | TKO 10 |
36 | Jun 08, 2005 | 26 | 
Anthony Mundine 30 23-2 | win | UD 12 |
35 | Nov 12, 2004 | 25 | Manny Siaca | win | RTD 7 |
34 | Jun 11, 2004 | 25 | Andre Thysse | win | TKO 11 |
33 | Mar 13, 2004 | 25 | 
Julio César Green 36 26-5-1 | win | KO 1 |
32 | Oct 24, 2003 | 24 | Henry Porras | win | TKO 9 |
31 | Apr 11, 2003 | 24 | Craig Cummings | win | KO 3 |
30 | Nov 29, 2002 | 23 | 
Dingaan Thobela 36 20-9-1 | win | UD 12 |
29 | Nov 08, 2002 | 23 | Dean Williams | win | KO 1 |
28 | Oct 04, 2002 | 23 | Gerard Zdziarski | win | TKO 8 |
27 | May 24, 2002 | 23 | Orlando Javier Acuna | win | RTD 6 |
26 | Mar 15, 2002 | 23 | Arthur Allen | win | TKO 6 |
25 | Feb 08, 2002 | 22 | Manny Sobral | win | RTD 4 |
24 | Nov 16, 2001 | 22 | Fernando Hernández | win | TKO 2 |
23 | Oct 13, 2001 | 22 | David Mendez | win | UD 6 |
22 | Apr 27, 2001 | 22 | Rodrigues Moungo | win | KO 4 |
21 | Mar 09, 2001 | 22 | Miguel Julio | win | KO 3 |
20 | Feb 09, 2001 | 21 | Patrick Rubes | win | KO 2 |
19 | Sep 01, 2000 | 21 | Tony Menefee | win | TKO 6 |
18 | Apr 28, 2000 | 21 | Kevin Hall | win | KO 2 |
17 | Mar 31, 2000 | 21 | Tom Younan | win | KO 3 |
16 | Mar 04, 2000 | 21 | Israel Ponce | win | KO 2 |
15 | Feb 18, 2000 | 20 | Charles Whittaker | win | KO 3 |
14 | Jan 14, 2000 | 20 | Sidney Mxoli Msutu | win | UD 6 |
13 | May 04, 1999 | 20 | Jean Paul D'Alessandro | win | UD 6 |
12 | Apr 16, 1999 | 20 | Jose Maquina Rojas | win | KO 2 |
11 | Mar 19, 1999 | 20 | Alejandro De Leon | win | UD 6 |
10 | Feb 12, 1999 | 19 | Jaime Balboa | win | KO 6 |
9 | Nov 27, 1998 | 19 | Dean Martin | win | UD 6 |
8 | Nov 06, 1998 | 19 | Anthony Ivory | win | UD 6 |
7 | Oct 16, 1998 | 19 | Edwin Murillo | win | KO 2 |
6 | Sep 18, 1998 | 19 | Sammy Sparkman | win | KO 1 |
5 | Sep 04, 1998 | 19 | Terry Clark | win | KO 1 |
4 | Jun 05, 1998 | 19 | Rick Stockton | win | KO 1 |
3 | May 01, 1998 | 19 | Alex Lubo | win | UD 4 |
2 | Apr 03, 1998 | 19 | Michael Corleone | win | TKO 3 |
1 | Mar 20, 1998 | 19 | Kelly Mays | win | KO 1 |