Froch vs Kessler II

Who won Froch vs Kessler II?

Carl Froch beat Mikkel Kessler by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 25th, 2013, at O2 Arena, Greenwich.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 116-112, 115-113 in favor of winner Carl Froch.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This contest was for the IBF super middleweight championship of the world.

Froch vs Kessler II stats

Back in May 2013, Carl Froch stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Mikkel Kessler made his way to the ring with a record of 46 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Carl Froch was the older man by 47 years, at 35 years old.

Froch had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler fought out of an orthodox stance.

Froch was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2002, 3 years and 11 months later than Kessler, whose first professional fight was in 1998. He had fought 20 fewer professional rounds, totaling 248 compared to Kessler's 268.

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Froch's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.7 rounds on average.

What time did Froch vs Kessler II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Froch vs Kessler II?

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