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Kessler vs. Froch II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

In a unification world title fight, Mikkel Kessler (Viking Warrior) and Carl Froch (The Cobra) put their super-middleweight belts on the line. Kessler brings the WBA (Regular) belt. Froch brings the IBF belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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34
Mar 20, 1998
46-2
12
35 (72.9%)
185 cm
188 cm
3 cm
Orthodox
Dec 8, 2012
5m, 17d
4
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
35
Mar 16, 2002
30-2
9
22 (68.8%)
185 cm
191 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Nov 17, 2012
6m, 8d
2
WBAWBC
sMD
w4
d5
sMD
e1
w1
d1
WBCIBF
sMD
w2
d3
sMD
w1
d1
super-middleweight
Saturday, 25 May 2013
The O2 Arena, London, England
v0.1.9-beta 2024-05-02
Mikkel Kessler vs. Carl Froch II

Date

This fight between Mikkel Kessler and Carl Froch took place on at the The O2 Arena, London, England.

Tale of the Tape

At 185 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Froch has longer reach of 191 cm, which is 3 cms longer than Kessler's 188 cm. Froch also has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Kessler.

Kessler is coming in to this fight with a record of 46-2 (35 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 17 days ago against Brian Magee, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Brian Magee's boxing career

Froch comes in with a record of 30-2 (22 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 8 days ago against Yusaf Mack, which he won via 3rd round KO.

Yusaf Mack's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Kessler will be 34 years and 2 months old. Froch will be 35 years and 10 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 53-47 in favor of Carl Froch. Here is the prediction for Kessler vs Froch II.

A close matchup. Carl Froch may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Mikkel Kessler could win too.

Result

Carl Froch defeated Mikkel Kessler via 12 round UD to win the WBA (Unified) super-middleweight title and retain the IBF super-middleweight title. Kessler's 4 fight win streak comes to an end, and Froch advances his win streak to 3. Froch is now 31-2, and Kessler 46-3.

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