Mikkel Kessler announces comeback!

FORMER world super-middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler will return to the ring, Boxing News can reveal.
The 38-year-old will confirm his comeback today alongside his old promoters, Team Sauerland, at a press conference in his native Denmark.

No date or opponent has yet been confirmed for the ‘Viking Warrior’ and while he is not officially entering the World Boxing Super Series, we understand it is an option he is considering. We can also confirm that he will return at super-middleweight, where he has won a world title four times.
Kessler officially announced his retirement from boxing in early 2015, though his last fight came in May 2013 when he was outpointed by Carl Froch in a thrilling rematch of their 2010 barnburner, which Kessler had won.
When he retired in 2015, Kessler said he could be tempted back into the ring by an offer to fight Froch for a third time, or by the chance to avenge his 2009 defeat to Andre Ward.
Froch has since retired from boxing himself and Ward now campaigns at light-heavyweight, where he says the only fight he is interested in is a rematch with Sergey Kovalev, who he outpointed last year.
Kessler fought Froch and Ward as part of Showtime’s Super Six tournament, which Ward eventually won when he beat Froch in the final.
Kessler re-enters the super-middleweight division at an interesting time, with IBF champion James DeGale leading the pack and the Londoner’s old rival and Kessler’s promotional stablemate George Groves is in line for a WBA title shot.
Former British middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jnr moved to 168lbs in his last fight when he thrashed Renold Quinlan and is on the hunt for big fights while WBO champion Gilberto Ramirez returns from injury on April 22.
The Sauerlands teamed up with various other promoters to create the World Boxing Super Series, which will see 16 boxers across two weight classes compete in a tournament that has $50m up for grabs.
Further details of Kessler’s comeback fight are expected soon.

Mikkel Kessler announces comeback - Boxing News

Not sure about this being such a wise move after 4 years out of boxing and being 38 years old?

Always loved watching Kessler - True warrior who more than proved he was world class on numerous occasions.

He must have surely earned some serious money so he's either skint or genuinely just can't leave it alone and seriously fancies himself against Degale, Ramirez and Zeuge.

If he's still in decent shape you'd have to give him at least a punchers chance against any of the current belt holders.

Kessler against the new champions would be good to watch and it would be a good name to have on their CV.

DeGale, Groves or even Eubank would make good matches against Mikkel.

I thought he was blind?

Someone who definitely is blind

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Got to feel for the fucker.

I hope Ogogo comes back and gets the revenge he wants.

Please don't let Eubank Jr fight him and declare himself better than Froch and JC because of the manner of his victory over a visually impaired old man. True Warrior in his prime. Not now though.

I think now that Ward has moved up to Light Heavy Kessler has one eye on the title

I agree, Kessler was a world class fighter in his day who had all the tools a fighter could need. A genuine elite boxer.

Any 38 year old, with several years out of the ring, is only ever going to be a pale imitation of what he was.

Froch has been out of the game a similar amount of time and it stands at 1-1 between them.

That means neither man would have an advantage of being a fresher fighter.

Froch certainly doesn't dismiss a straightener for closure here and still looks in serious fighting shape

Carl Froch reacts to Mikkel Kessler's comeback and admits return of his old opponent has got him thinking | Boxing News | Sky Sports


Froch training with Anthony Fowler yesterday

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Froch looks fighting fit ready for another 80,000 seat fight.

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And that's exactly what Froch v Kessler would be, actually 90,000 at Wembley.
I remember the 2nd fight i tried to get tickets but gave up after an hour and a half but read loads of stuff that the demand could have sold out the 02 Arena more than 3 times over so filling Wembley would be no problem.

I can actually see this happening infact i'm pretty sure it will as it's a level playing field and not as if either man is coming back to fight a young fresh fighter ;)

When you think of it that way it's another 50-50 fight and would still be a tear up.

The 2nd fight was a belter.

The more i think of Froch v Kessler 3 the more i like it.
Bring it on Hearn :cool:

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Bring it on Hearn :cool:

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More old men on sky ppv is not what we need. Put is on normal subscription channel.

There was a time when Kessler was probably my favourite fighter . I thought he was over the top when he lost to Froch, and that disappointed me. So to see him fight 4 years later really doesn't do much for me.
I knew it wouldn't be long before Froch put his 2 pence worth in. I suppose with the silly money banded around , you can't blame them , but for fucks sake, if people want to see this, why don't we just have Masters tournaments and be done with it!
I don't like it and I don't think it's in the best interests of the fighters.

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Bring it on Hearn :cool:

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More old men on sky ppv is not what we need. Put is on normal subscription channel.

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Forget age (and they both are not exactly dinosaurs) it's a level playing field and they will both come to smash the absolute shit out of the other which is what we want :cool: