Click for larger image © Tom Casino (left) & Winfried Mausolf (right) They did it 5,600 miles apart, but Andre Ward and Mikkel Kessler both took care of business in similar fashion in front of their fans and television viewers on a special split-site doubleheader ShoBox: The New Generation on …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Mikkel Kessler vs. Gusmyr Perdomo
Denmark’s favorite son laces up the gloves tonight as Mikkel Kessler defends his WBA super middle crown against unheralded challenger Gusmyr Perdomo at The Messecenter in Herning, Denmark. The highly accurate “Viking Warrior” regained the WBA bauble in 2008 following his only career loss to the “Welsh Wizard”, Joe Calzaghe …
Read More »Boxing Update: Kessler, Perdomo Make Weight In Denmark
© Tony Brochner / MCH Herning Both WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler and his opponent Gusmyr Perdomo weighed in at 167 pounds at today’s weigh-in in Denmark. Danish national hero Kessler (41-1, 31 KOs) will defend his WBA super middleweight title against mandatory challenger Perdomo (16-2, 10 KOs ) …
Read More »Boxing In Denmark: Kessler, Perdomo Ready For Saturday’s ShoBox Clash
Mikkel “Viking Warrior” Kessler received a rocking reception from his home crowd in Denmark on Tuesday when he conducted an open training session in the city centre of Herning. Kessler (41-1, 31 KOs) puts his WBA super middleweight title on the line against mandatory challenger Gusmyr Perdomo of Turmero, Venezuela, …
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