Mikkel Kessler
- January 4, 2024
- Boxer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Mikkel Kessler |
| Occupation | Boxer |
| Date Of Birth | Mar 1, 1979(1979-03-01) |
| Age | 45 |
| Birthplace | Copenhagen |
| Country | Denmark |
| Horoscope | Pisces |
Mikkel Kessler Biography
| Name | Mikkel Kessler |
| Birthday | Mar 1 |
| Birth Year | 1979 |
| Place Of Birth | Copenhagen |
| Birth Country | Denmark |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
| Parents | Ann Christiansen, Ole Kessler |
| Siblings | Linse Kessler, Mark Coleman |
| Spouse | Lea Hvidt |
Mikkel Kessler is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on March 1, 1979 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Veteran striker who has won five world titles in four weight classes. After defeating Dimitri Sartison in the 12th round, he won the WBA super-middleweight title.
He defeated He defeated Anthony Mundine by a unanimous decision on June 8, 2005 to retain the WBA Super Middleweight title. in a unanimous decision, June 8, 2005, to keep the WBA Super Middleweight title.
Kessler competed five years as an amateur (2/93-1/98). He finished his amateur career with a record of 44 wins and three losses. He won the 1995 European Cadet (15-16 age group) Championship, 1996 and 1997 Danish Junior Championships, the 1996 Nordic Amateur Championship, and in his last amateur bout won the 1998 Zealand International Tournament after stopping all 3 of his opponents.
On 29 November 2002, Kessler fought for his first championship and defeated former WBC Super Middleweight Champion Dingaan Thobela over twelve rounds to become the International Boxing Association Champion. He gave up this belt to fight for the more recognized WBC International title on 11 April 2003, versus Craig Cummings. Kessler won by a knockout in the third round.
Linse is his older sister and a model.
Mikkel Kessler Net Worth
| Net Worth | $2.5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Boxer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Mikkel Kessler is one of the richest Boxer from Denmark. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mikkel Kessler 's net worth $2.5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
During his amateur boxing career, he was a twice-crowned Danish Junior Champion.
He won 46 of his 49 first professional bouts. 35 of those were by way of knockouts.
Mikkel Kessler (born 1 March 1979) is a Danish former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2013. He is a multiple-time super-middleweight world champion, having held the WBA title three times between 2004 and 2013, and the WBC title twice between 2006 and 2010. He also won the IBA World Title in 2002.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 0 in |
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Who is Mikkel Kessler Dating?
According to our records, Mikkel Kessler married to Lea Hvidt. As of December 1, 2023, Mikkel Kessler’s is not dating anyone.
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Kessler defended his WBA (Super) and WBC titles on 24 March 2007, at the Parken Stadium against WBC mandatory challenger Librado Andrade. The fight was scored as a shutout (120–108) by all three judges.
Facts & Trivia
Mikkel Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Denmark. Mikkel Kessler celebrates birthday on March 1 of every year.
His first fight was against Andre Ward on 21 November 2009 for Kessler’s WBA Super Middleweight Championship in the Super Six World Boxing Classic. On 21 November 2009 Kessler lost his championship to Andre Ward. The fight was stopped in the eleventh round due to cuts on Kessler’s face caused by what were deemed as unintentional headbutts by Ward, five in total. Kessler expressed in the post fight interview that he couldn’t get out of first gear due to the headbutts and excessive clinching from Ward, and that he was eventually blinded by one of Ward’s headbutts which on the post fight replay showed Ward ram his forehead directly into Kessler’s eye. The fight went to the scorecards and Ward was far ahead by scores of 98–92, 98–92 and 97–93 at the time of the stoppage.