On June 8, 2005, Mikkel Kessler (35-0, 27 KOs), the super-middleweight WBA champion, defends his title against former world champion Anthony Mundine (23-2, 18 KOs).
Mikkel Kessler is coming in to the fight on a 35-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round RTD victory over Manny Siaca, 6 months and 27 days ago. Anthony Mundine is on a 3-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round TKO win over Darmel Castillo, 4 months and 6 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Mikkel Kessler at 99-1 winning odds. Anthony Mundine really doesn't have much to present against Kessler.
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.