Record & Stats
Record46-3 (35 KOs)Born
Mar 1, 1979
Age
47Y, 6M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
35 (71%)
Title Fights
17-3 (13 KOs)
Divisions
2
Analytics
Major Titles
Wins6Record10-3 (7 KOs)| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | Ring | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMW168 | ×4 | ×2 |
Mikkel Kessler boxing record
Mikkel "Viking Warrior" Kessler retired with a professional boxing record of 46-3 (35 KOs). The complete fight record below covers all 49 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Kessler's most recent fight was a loss to Carl Froch on May 25, 2013.
Kessler won major world championships at super middleweight, with six title captures spanning the WBA and WBC. He went 10-3 in major title fights, with seven wins by stoppage.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Title | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | May 25, 2013 | 34 | Carl Froch | L | UD | 12 | − WBA (Regular)~ IBF | Super Middleweight |
| 48 | Dec 8, 2012 | 33 | Brian Magee | W | TKO | 3 | + WBA (Regular) | Super Middleweight |
| 47 | May 19, 2012 | 33 | Allan Green | W | KO | 4 | + Vacant WBC Silver | Heavyweight |
| 46 | Jun 4, 2011 | 32 | Mehdi Bouadla | W | TKO | 6 | + Vacant WBO European | Super Middleweight |
| 45 | Apr 24, 2010 | 31 | Carl Froch | W | UD | 12 | + WBC | Super Middleweight |
| 44 | Nov 21, 2009 | 30 | Andre Ward | L | TD | 11 | − WBA~ Vacant (WBA Super) | Super Middleweight |
| 43 | Sep 12, 2009 | 30 | Gusmyr Perdomo | W | TKO | 4 | ! WBA | Super Middleweight |
| 42 | Oct 25, 2008 | 29 | Danilo Haussler | W | KO | 3 | ! WBA | Super Middleweight |
| 41 | Jun 21, 2008 | 29 | Dimitri Sartison | W | KO | 12 | + Vacant WBA | Super Middleweight |
| 40 | Nov 3, 2007 | 28 | Joe Calzaghe | L | UD | 12 | − WBA (Super)− WBC~ WBO~ The Ring~ Lineal | Super Middleweight |
| 39 | Mar 24, 2007 | 28 | Librado Andrade | W | UD | 12 | ! WBA (Super)! WBC | Super Middleweight |
| 38 | Oct 14, 2006 | 27 | Markus Beyer | W | KO | 3 | + Vacant WBA (Super) | Super Middleweight |
| 37 | Jan 14, 2006 | 26 | Éric Lucas | W | TKO | 10 | ! WBA | Super Middleweight |
| 36 | Jun 8, 2005 | 26 | Anthony Mundine | W | UD | 12 | ! WBA | Super Middleweight |
| 35 | Nov 12, 2004 | 25 | Manny Siaca | W | RTD | 7 | + WBA | Super Middleweight |
| 34 | Jun 11, 2004 | 25 | Andre Thysse | W | TKO | 11 | ! WBC International | Super Middleweight |
| 33 | Mar 13, 2004 | 25 | Julio César Green | W | KO | 1 | ! WBC International | Super Middleweight |
| 32 | Oct 24, 2003 | 24 | Henry Porras | W | TKO | 9 | ! WBC International | Super Middleweight |
| 31 | Apr 11, 2003 | 24 | Craig Cummings | W | KO | 3 | + Vacant WBC International | Super Middleweight |
| 30 | Nov 29, 2002 | 23 | Dingaan Thobela | W | UD | 12 | + Vacant IBA | Super Middleweight |
| 29 | Nov 8, 2002 | 23 | Dean Williams | W | KO | 1 | — | — |
| 28 | Oct 4, 2002 | 23 | Gerard Zdziarski | W | TKO | 8 | — | — |
| 27 | May 24, 2002 | 23 | Orlando Javier Acuna | W | RTD | 6 | — | — |
| 26 | Mar 15, 2002 | 23 | Arthur Allen | W | TKO | 6 | — | — |
| 25 | Feb 8, 2002 | 22 | Manny Sobral | W | RTD | 4 | — | — |
| 24 | Nov 16, 2001 | 22 | Fernando Hernández | W | TKO | 2 | — | — |
| 23 | Oct 13, 2001 | 22 | David Mendez | W | UD | 6 | — | — |
| 22 | Apr 27, 2001 | 22 | Rodrigues Moungo | W | KO | 4 | — | — |
| 21 | Mar 9, 2001 | 22 | Miguel Julio | W | KO | 3 | — | — |
| 20 | Feb 9, 2001 | 21 | Patrick Rubes | W | KO | 2 | — | — |
| 19 | Sep 1, 2000 | 21 | Tony Menefee | W | TKO | 6 | — | — |
| 18 | Apr 28, 2000 | 21 | Kevin Hall | W | KO | 2 | — | — |
| 17 | Mar 31, 2000 | 21 | Tom Younan | W | KO | 3 | — | — |
| 16 | Mar 4, 2000 | 21 | Israel Ponce | W | KO | 2 | — | — |
| 15 | Feb 18, 2000 | 20 | Charles Whittaker | W | KO | 3 | — | — |
| 14 | Jan 14, 2000 | 20 | Sidney Mxoli Msutu | W | UD | 6 | — | — |
| 13 | May 4, 1999 | 20 | Jean Paul D'Alessandro | W | UD | 6 | — | — |
| 12 | Apr 16, 1999 | 20 | Jose Maquina Rojas | W | KO | 2 | — | — |
| 11 | Mar 19, 1999 | 20 | Alejandro De Leon | W | UD | 6 | — | — |
| 10 | Feb 12, 1999 | 19 | Jaime Balboa | W | KO | 6 | — | — |
| 9 | Nov 27, 1998 | 19 | Dean Martin | W | UD | 6 | — | — |
| 8 | Nov 6, 1998 | 19 | Anthony Ivory | W | UD | 6 | — | — |
| 7 | Oct 16, 1998 | 19 | Edwin Murillo | W | KO | 2 | — | — |
| 6 | Sep 18, 1998 | 19 | Sammy Sparkman | W | KO | 1 | — | — |
| 5 | Sep 4, 1998 | 19 | Terry Clark | W | KO | 1 | — | — |
| 4 | Jun 5, 1998 | 19 | Rick Stockton | W | KO | 1 | — | — |
| 3 | May 1, 1998 | 19 | Alex Lubo | W | UD | 4 | — | — |
| 2 | Apr 3, 1998 | 19 | Michael Corleone | W | TKO | 3 | — | — |
| 1 | Mar 20, 1998 | 19 | Kelly Mays | W | KO | 1 | — | — |