Kessler Outpoints Froch, Wins WBC Super Middleweight Championship

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After suffering a one-sided defeat to Andre Ward in his last bout, Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KO’s) responded superbly, winning a 12 round unanimous decision against Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) in Group Stage 2 of Showtime’s “Super Six” Tournament. The official scores were 117-111, 115-113 and 116-112.

Kessler, 31, and Froch, 32, battled fiercely the entire bout. In the opening round, Kessler pressed the action and scored with a right to the body. Kessler utilized his left jab, while using various angles when charging Froch. In contrast, Froch consistently fired his left jab to keep Kessler from pressuring him.

In round two, Kessler backed Froch into the corner, but Froch jabbed his way out. Then, Kessler connected with a left hook to the body. Few punches landed cleanly in the round, although the majority of them came from Kessler.

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