On August 12, 2012, a 33-year-old Mikkel Kessler (45-2, 34 KOs) got a shot at the WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title held by 37-year-old Irish boxer Brian Magee (36-4-1, 25 KOs).
Kessler came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 24 days. Magee was on a 2-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 25 days.
Mikkel Kessler made easy work of Brian Magee, stopping the champion via TKO in the 3rd. Kessler improves his record to 46-2 (35 KOs), while Magee adds a loss to his record at 36-5-1.
On October 14, 2006, 27-year-old Mikkel Kessler (37-0, 28 KOs) and Markus Beyer fought for the vacant WBA (Super) super-middleweight title.
Kessler came in to the fight on a 37-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months.
Mikkel Kessler made easy work of Markus Beyer, stopping Beyer via KO in the 3rd. Kessler improves his record to 38-0 (29 KOs)
On September 12, 2009, the 30-year-old WBA super-middleweight world champion, Mikkel Kessler (41-1, 31 KOs), faced Gusmyr Perdomo, in a title defense fight.
Kessler came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 18 days.
Mikkel Kessler stopped Gusmyr Perdomo via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA super-middleweight title. Kessler improves his record to 42-1 (32 KOs)
On April 24, 2010, a 31-year-old Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KOs) got a shot at the WBC super-middleweight title held by 32-year-old British boxer Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KOs).
Kessler came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 3 days. Froch was on a 26-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 7 days.
Mikkel Kessler defeated Carl Froch via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title. Kessler improves his record to 43-2, while Froch adds a loss to his record at 26-1.
On October 25, 2008, the 29-year-old WBA super-middleweight world champion, Mikkel Kessler (40-1, 30 KOs), faced Danilo Haussler, in a title defense fight.
Kessler came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days.
Mikkel Kessler made easy work of Danilo Haussler, stopping the challenger via KO in the 3rd. Kessler improves his record to 41-1 (31 KOs)
On November 12, 2004, a 25-year-old Mikkel Kessler (34-0, 26 KOs) got a shot at the WBA super-middleweight title held by Manny Siaca.
Kessler came in to the fight on a 34-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 1 day.
The champion refused to continue the fight in the 7th round, and Mikkel Kessler is crowned the new WBA super-middleweight world champion — in his first world-title fight. Kessler improves his record to 35-0 (27 KOs)
On November 3, 2007, the 28-year-old WBA (Super) and WBC super-middleweight champion, Mikkel Kessler (39-0, 29 KOs), and the 35-year-old WBO and The Ring super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (43-0, 32 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Kessler came in to the fight on a 39-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 10 days. Calzaghe was on a 43-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 27 days.
Joe Calzaghe defeated Mikkel Kessler via unanimous decision and unifies the WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, and The Ring super-middleweight titles. Calzaghe improves his record to 44-0, while Kessler adds a loss to his record at 39-1.
On March 24, 2007, the 28-year-old WBA (Super) and WBC super-middleweight world champion, Mikkel Kessler (38-0, 29 KOs), faced a 28-year-old Mexican boxer Librado Andrade (24-0, 18 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Kessler came in to the fight on a 38-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 10 days. Andrade was on a 24-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 9 days.
Mikkel Kessler defeated Librado Andrade via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super) and WBC super-middleweight titles. Kessler improves his record to 39-0, while Andrade adds a loss to his record at 24-1.
On January 14, 2006, the 26-year-old WBA super-middleweight world champion, Mikkel Kessler (36-0, 27 KOs), faced Eric Lucas, in a title defense fight.
Kessler came in to the fight on a 36-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 6 days.
Mikkel Kessler stopped Eric Lucas via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA super-middleweight title. Kessler improves his record to 37-0 (28 KOs)
On June 8, 2005, the 26-year-old WBA super-middleweight world champion, Mikkel Kessler (35-0, 27 KOs), faced a 30-year-old Australian boxer Anthony Mundine (23-2, 18 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Kessler came in to the fight on a 35-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 27 days. Mundine was on a 3-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 6 days.
Mikkel Kessler defeated Anthony Mundine via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA super-middleweight title. Kessler improves his record to 36-0, while Mundine adds a loss to his record at 23-3.