Mikkel_Kessler_vs._Brian_Magee

Mikkel Kessler vs. Brian Magee

Mikkel Kessler vs. Brian Magee

Boxing competition

Brian Magee vs. Mikkel Kessler was a Super Middleweight boxing contest between the defending WBA (Regular) champion Brian Magee, and the number one challenger Mikkel Kessler. The fight was given the title "Hævnens Time" (danish: Time of revenge), because Kessler had to take revenge after Magee defeated two other Danes - Mads Larsen and Rudy Markussen.[1]

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Background

Magee had won the WBA "interim" super-middleweight title in a unanimous points win over Jaime Barboza in July 2011 before defending it with a TKO over Rudy Markussen in February 2012. He was then promoted to "Regular" Champion in November with Andre Ward remaining the "Super" Champion[2]

After his withdrawal from the Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament (and subsequent loss of his WBC world title) through injury, Kessler would beat Mehdi Bouadla by TKO and Allan Green by KO before agreeing to fight Magee[3]

The fight

Kessler won on knockout victory in the third round, after landing three punches to the liver, which knocked out Rudy Markussen in his against Magee. Kessler won the WBA (Regular) Super Middleweight title.[4][5]

Aftermath

Magee said after this fight he would fight on,[6] but this proved to be the final fight of his career.

Kessler then had a rematch against IBF Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch who he had narrowly beaten to win the WBC title in April 2010.[7] He would go on to lose on points to Froch and retire.[8]

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:[9]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Magee dismantled by Kessler". Belfasttelegraph.
  2. [2]
    "Brian Magee the 'new' super-middleweight world champion". BBC Sport.
  3. [3]
    "Mikkel Kessler vs. Brian Magee for WBA 168 Title, Could Andre Ward Be Next?". Bleacher Report.
  4. [4]
    "Mikkel Kessler beats Brian Magee in WBA super-middleweight fight". BBC Sport.
  5. [5]
    "Brian Magee vs. Mikkel Kessler - BoxRec".
  6. [6]
    "Magee not ready to hang up gloves". BBC Sport.
  7. [7]
    "Froch secures Kessler rematch".
  8. [8]
    "Carl Froch gains revenge on Mikkel Kessler in gripping title fight". TheGuardian.com. 25 May 2013.
  9. [9]
    "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Mikkel Kessler's bouts
December 8, 2012		 Succeeded by
Preceded by Brian Magee's bouts
December 8, 2012		 Retired
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