 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
| Date | 8 December 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue |  BOXEN, Herning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBA (Regular) Super Middleweight Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kessler won by 3rd round knockout | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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
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
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.
Aftermath
Magee said after this fight he would fight on, 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. He would go on to lose on points to Froch and retire.
Undercard
Confirmed bouts:
| Winner | Loser | Weight division/title belt(s) disputed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
 Guido Nicolas Pitto
|
 Reda Zam Zam
|
Super Welterweight (10 rounds) | 8th round TKO. |
| Non-TV bouts | |||
| Rudy Markussen
|
 Daniel Regi
|
Light Heavyweight (8 rounds) | 1st round KO. |
 Erik Skoglund
|
 Joe Ainscough
|
Light Heavyweight (8 rounds) | 3rd round TKO. |
| Torben Keller
|
Gary Boulden
|
Super Welterweight (6 rounds) | 1st round KO. |
| Dennis Ceylan
|
 Antonio Rodriguez
|
Super Featherweight (4 rounds) | Unanimous Decision. |
| Micki Nielsen
|
 Egidijus Kakstys
|
Cruiserweight (4 rounds) | Unanimous Decision. |
 Simen Smaadal
|
 Uladzimir Kharkevich
|
Light Heavyweight (4 rounds) | Unanimous Decision. |
| Alexander Hagen
|
 Josef Obeslo
|
Light Heavyweight (4 rounds) | Unanimous Decision. |
| Kristoffer Storm
|
Tomas Kugler
|
Light Heavyweight (4 rounds) | Unanimous Decision. |
References
- "Magee dismantled by Kessler". Belfasttelegraph.
- "Brian Magee the 'new' super-middleweight world champion". BBC Sport.
- "Mikkel Kessler vs. Brian Magee for WBA 168 Title, Could Andre Ward Be Next?". Bleacher Report.
- "Mikkel Kessler beats Brian Magee in WBA super-middleweight fight". BBC Sport.
- "Brian Magee vs. Mikkel Kessler - BoxRec".
- "Magee not ready to hang up gloves". BBC Sport.
- "Froch secures Kessler rematch".
- "Carl Froch gains revenge on Mikkel Kessler in gripping title fight". TheGuardian.com. 25 May 2013.
- "BoxRec - event".
| Preceded byKO4 Allan Green | Mikkel Kessler's bouts December 8, 2012 |
Succeeded byL12 Carl Froch |
| Preceded byKO5 Rudy Markussen | Brian Magee's bouts December 8, 2012 |
Retired |
 | This boxing-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |