On November 29, 2002, Mikkel Kessler (29-0, 22 KOs) and Dingaan Thobela (20-9-1, 13 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round super-middleweight bout.
Mikkel Kessler is coming in to the fight on a 29-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round KO victory over Dean Williams, 21 days ago. Dingaan Thobela is on a 2-fight losing streak with a 43% KO rate, with his last fight being a 8th round TKO loss to Eric Lucas, 11 months and 30 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Mikkel Kessler at 99-1 winning odds. Dingaan Thobela really doesn't have much to present against Kessler.
Mikkel Kessler defeated Dingaan Thobela via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-middleweight fight. Kessler improves his record to 30-0, while Thobela adds a loss to his record at 20-10-1.