Joe Calzaghe Vs. Mikkel Kessler Boxing Lines
Joe Calzaghe is back for more and it will be business as usual as he fights Dane Mikkel Kessler at
Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium.
After annihilating Sly Stalone’s chum, poor Peter Manfredo, Calzaghe will be looking to further himself from the other
contenders in what is sure to be an exhilarating night in Cardiff. Don’t miss out on betting one of the true greats of
British boxing, get your Joe Calzaghe vs Mikkel Kessler odds here.
The world title unification fight between undefeated Super Middleweight Champions Joe Calzaghe, 43-0 (32), from Newbridge,
Wales and MikkelKessler, 39-0 (29), from Copenhagen, Denmark. The highly anticipated match-up will take place on
Saturday, November 3, 2007 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales - where as many as 60,000 fans are expected to attend.“The Pride of Wales” will be defending his WBO Championship for the 21st time and is one of the longest-reigning world champions
of all time.
Up for grabs in this huge Super Middleweight bout is Calzaghe's WBO title and Kessler's WBA and WBC titles.
Both fighters come into the contest unbeaten as pros and whoever leaves Cardiff unbeaten will be the true
Super Middleweight. While many fighters at the age of 35 begin to slow down from years in the ring, undefeated
Super Middleweight Champions Joe Calzaghe feels he is in the best shape of his career.
Joe Calzaghe Vs. Mikkel Kessler Results
Calzaghe (44-0) dominated, winning by scores of 117-111 from one judge and 116-112 on the two other scorecards. The native of Newbridge, Wales has held at least a portion of the title since 1997.
Kessler (39-1) lost his WBC and WBA portions of the belt, while Calzaghe successfully defended his WBO crown.
Fighter's careers detailed.
Joe Calzaghe
Fights: 43
Wins: 43
Losses: 0
Draws: 0
KO's: 32
KO %: 74.4
Last 3 fights:
Jeff Lacy - Calzaghe won by unanimous decision
Sakio Bika - Calzaghe won by unanimous decision
Peter Manfredo Jr - Calzaghe won by knockout
The crowning success of Joe Calzaghe's career came at the MEN Arena in Manchester on
a fantastic March evening. American Jeff Lacy, regarded as one of the best Middleweights
doing the rounds and Calzaghe beat him winning every round. That win earned Calzaghe the IBF
title to go with his WBO title. He then defended his title in a really dirty fight against Sakio Bika
from Cameroon. Calzaghe had lined up Bernard Hopkins but a deal couldn't be achieved and so he was forced
to defend his WBO title against The Contender runner up Peter Manfredo Jr. That was Calzaghe's best
performance since the Lacy fight but nothing in his career so far can eclipse that night. Until now.
let's look at Mikkel Kessler.
Mikkel Kessler
Fights: 39
Wins: 39
Losses: 0
Draws: 0
KO's: 29
KO %: 74.3
Last 3 fights:
Eric Lucas - Kessler won by technical knock out
Markus Beyer - Kessler won by knock out
Librado Andrade - Kessler won by unanimous decision
Mikkel Kessler won his WBA Super Middleweight title from Manny Siaca in 2004 and then in October last
year he became a double world champion when he knocked out Markus Beyer. The hard hitting Dane though
has never gone in with anyone with Calzaghe's class and this will be only the 3rd time in his career he's
fought outside his homeland so it's fair to say the odds are stacked against Kessler here.
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