Kessler to fight Froch in London in May

More sports February 01, 2013

Kessler to fight Froch in London in May

LONDON (AP) — Mikkel Kessler's super-middleweight rematch against Carl Froch will take place in London in May.

In their 2010 fight, Kessler won on a unanimous points decision in his native Denmark. The new title bout will take place at London's O2 Arena on May 25. The 33-year-old Kessler is the WBA champion and has won 46 of his 48 fights — 35 by knockout. Froch (30-2, 22 KO) holds the IBF belt, which the British fighter took off Lucien Bute in May 2011.

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- Sports
People
- Mikkel Kessler,
- Carl Froch
Locations
- London,
- Western Europe,
- Europe,
- England

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