By: Michael Seiler, BOXING LEDGER Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s) used superior in-fighting to simply assault Allan Green (29-2, 20 KO’s) for twelve rounds, winning 120-108 on all scorecards. With the victory, Ward retained his WBA super middleweight title. Ward, 26, came out strong from the opening bell, and constantly was first with his shots. [...]
KESSLER WINS EXPLOSIVE MATCH OVER FROCH TO RECLAIM WORLD TITLE AND GET ON SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC SCOREBOARD All-Action Replay Monday, April 26, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHO2 From MCH Arena, Herning , Denmark HERNING, Denmark (April 24, 2010)–-Hometown superstar Mikkel Kessler turned in a gutsy and heroic performance—capped by a scintillating 12th [...]
By: Michael Seiler, BOXING LEDGER 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, [...]
ANDRE WARD, ANDRE DIRRELL AND ARTHUR ABRAHAM PICK MIKKEL KESSLER TO WIN GROUP STAGE 2 BOUT; ALLAN GREEN PICKS CARL FROCH Group Stage 2 Fight This Saturday, April 24, On SHOWTIME® at 9 P.M. ET/PT NEW YORK (April 22, 2010) –- The four entrants not fighting this weekend have weighed in with predictions for this [...]
‘I AM HERE TO PROVE THAT I AM THE BEST’ FROCH-KESSLER FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES Herning, Denmark (April 21, 2010) — WBC Super-Middleweight Champion Carl “The Cobra” Froch finally arrived in Denmark on Wednesday afternoon to take on Danish national hero Mikkel “Viking Warrior” Kessler in their eagerly-anticipated Super Six World Boxing Classic Group Stage [...]
By: Michael Seiler, BOXING LEDGER Before Mikkel Kessler battles Carl Froch in the 2nd round of Showtime’s “Super Six” Tournament, some important questions must be taken into consideration. Can Kessler recover psychologically following the beating he absorbed from Andre Ward in his last bout? Mikkel Kessler is a first-rate fighter, but after suffering losses to [...]
WBC CHAMP CARL FROCH & FORMER WBA CHAMP MIKKEL KESSLER MEDIA TELECONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS Playback Instructions: U.S. Toll Free: 800-355-2355 International: 402-220-2946 Playback Passcode: 48217# *The Playback will be available for: 17 days. Super Six World Boxing Classic competitors Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler along with their promoters Mick Hennessy and Kalle Sauerland participated in an [...]
“FIGHT CAMP 360°: Inside The Super Six World Boxing Classic” EPISODE 5 PREMIERES WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 – 10p ET/PT on SHOWTIME® — Revisit All The Drama From Detroit; And Go Deep Into Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler’s Training Camps As They Prepare For April 24 Bout NEW YORK (April 2, 2010)—The latest installment of the [...]
By: Michael Seiler, BOXING LEDGER Andre Dirrell may have come up on the short end of a 12 round split decision loss against Carl Froch, but he will have an opportunity to redeem himself when he faces Arthur Abraham in the 2nd Group Stage of Showtime’s “Super Six” Tournament. It seemed Dirrell had done enough [...]
LiveFight.com: Carl Froch Interview: Discusses Khan and Kessler 09.12.09 LiveFight.com managed to get hold of Carl Froch and ask him his thoughts on the Kessler loss and see what his response is to the numerous comments made by Amir Khan. LF: Thanks for speaking to us today Carl, so first things first – what did [...]
FROCH CELEBRATES HAT TRICK OF HONOURS AS KESSLER DATE IS CONFIRMED LONDON (Dec. 7, 2009) Reigning WBC World Super Middleweight Champion and Super Six stalwart Carl Froch’s achievements have been recognised following an incredible 12 months for the Nottingham man. Froch is celebrating having won a hat trick of awards over the past week but [...]
Froch up for East Midlands Sports Personality of the Year WBC World Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch has been nominated for the BBC East Midlands Sports Personality of the Year award. The winner will be announced at the awards ceremony at Loughborough University on Thursday 3rd December in front of a sell out audience. Froch [...]
FROCH BACKING A EUROPEAN HAT TRICK IN SUPER SIX NOTTINGHAM (November 20th ,2009) – WBC Super Middleweight Champ Carl “The Cobra” Froch believes that Mikkel Kessler has what it takes to complete a clean sweep for Europe in the final bout of Group Stage 1 in the Super Six World Boxing Classic this weekend. With [...]
Froch gets in Festive Spirit Carl Froch is used to turning people’s lights out in the ring but last night he was in Nottingham’s Old Market Square to turn the Christmas lights on in the city. The WBC World Super Middleweight Champion was joined by former England manager and current Notts County’s director of football, [...]
FROCH WEIGHS IN ON KESSLER V WARD NOTTINGHAM (November 18th ,2009) – WBC Super Middleweight Champ Carl “The Cobra” Froch says he’ll be keeping a close eye on proceedings in Oakland this weekend as the final bout in Group Stage 1 of the Super Six World Boxing Classic takes place between Mikkel “Viking Warrior” Kessler [...]
Froch on FA Cup Duty WBC World Super Middleweight Champion Carl “The Cobra” Froch will be on FA Cup duty this Sunday when he makes the draw for the second round of British football’s most treasured competition live on ITV1 (and ITV.com) from 3:35pm. The Nottingham hero is fresh from a second successful defence of [...]
FROCH BUTTONS UP ON ITV1 Froch V Dirrell: Saturday night, ITV1 at 11:15pm LONDON (October 23rd, 2009) – Back in 2004 just prior to winning the British Super Middleweight title an outspoken Carl “The Cobra” Froch made the British sporting public sit up and take notice with a venomous attack on some of the nations [...]
FROCH GOES EXTRA TERRESTRIAL FOR DIRRELL REPEAT ON ITV1 LONDON (October 22nd, 2009) – WBC Super Middleweight Champion Carl “The Cobra” Froch will be back on British terrestrial TV screens this Saturday night when ITV1 viewers get a chance to see last weekend’s Super Six World Boxing Classic bout with American hotshot Andre “The Matrix” [...]
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Sharkie’s Machine By Frank Gonzalez Jr. October 17, 2009 “Froch The Cobra Beats Dirrell The Matrix by Split Decision” Thank God for The Super Six Super Middleweight Tournament. This is exactly what boxing needs. Its a good sign that some promoters finally recognize the importance of doing something to make boxing more exciting and appealing to [...]
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