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Mikkel Kessler
Kessler
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Nov 21 2009
Saturday

Oracle Arena, Oakland, United States

12 round contest @ Super Middleweight
42-1-0
TD 11

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  • 92-98
  • 93-97
  • 92-98
TD 11
20-0-0

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Belts on The Line

WBA Super World Super Middleweight Championship

The tape

-15
Age
25
6' 1" / 185 cm
Height
6' 0" / 183 cm
74" / 188 cm
Reach
70.9" / 180 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

TKOKOKOUDUD
Form
KOUDUDTKOTKO
42
Wins
20
0
By KO
0
0
KO%
0
1
Loses
0
0
Draws
0
1998
Debut
2004

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Mikkel Kessler vs Andre Ward report


Who won Kessler vs Ward?

Andre Ward beat Mikkel Kessler by technical decision in their 11 round contest on Saturday, November 21st, 2009, at Oracle Arena, Oakland.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 97-93, 98-92 in favor of winner Andre Ward.

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 WBA super middleweight championship of the world.

Kessler vs Ward stats

Back in November 2009, Mikkel Kessler stepped into the ring with a record of 42 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Andre Ward made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 20 wins and 0 draws.

Mikkel Kessler was the younger man by 40 years, at -15 years old.

Kessler had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ward. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Mikkel Kessler and Andre Ward fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kessler was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 1998, 6 years and 8 months earlier than Ward, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, totaling 268 compared to Ward's 238.

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What time did Kessler vs Ward start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Oracle Arena, Oakland, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

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Andre

Ward

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Mikkel Kessler

Andre Ward

108

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