Mikkel Kessler vs. Brian Magee

Brian Magee vs. Mikkel Kessler was a Super Middleweight boxing contest between the defending WBA (Regular) champion Brian Magee, and the number one challenger Mikkel Kessler. The fight was given the title "Hævnens Time" (danish: Time of revenge), because Kessler had to take revenge after Magee defeated two other Danes - Mads Larsen and Rudy Markussen.[1]

Hævnens Time

Date	8 December 2012
Venue	BOXEN, Herning
Title(s) on the line	WBA (Regular) Super Middleweight Championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer Brian Magee Mikkel Kessler Nickname None The Viking Warrior Hometown Belfast, Northern Ireland Copenhagen, Denmark Pre-fight record 36-4-1 (24 KO) 45-2 (34 KO) Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Weight 168 lb (76 kg) 167.75 lb (76 kg) Style Southpaw Orthodox Recognition WBA (Regular) Super Middleweight Champion WBA No. 2 Ranked Super Middleweight
Result
Kessler won by 3rd round knockout

Background

Magee had won the WBA "interim" super-middleweight title in a unanimous points win over Jaime Barboza in July 2011 before defending it with a TKO over Rudy Markussen in February 2012. He was then promoted to "Regular" Champion in November with Andre Ward remaining the "Super" Champion[2]

After his withdrawal from the Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament (and subsequent loss of his WBC world title) through injury, Kessler would beat Mehdi Bouadla by TKO and Allan Green by KO before agreeing to fight Magee[3]

The fight

Kessler won on knockout victory in the third round, after landing three punches to the liver, which knocked out Rudy Markussen in his against Magee. Kessler won the WBA (Regular) Super Middleweight title.[4][5]

Aftermath

Magee said after this fight he would fight on,[6] but this proved to be the final fight of his career.

Kessler then had a rematch against IBF Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch who he had narrowly beaten to win the WBC title in April 2010.[7] He would go on to lose on points to Froch and retire.[8]

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:[9]

Winner	Loser	Weight division/title belt(s) disputed	Result
Guido Nicolas Pitto	Reda Zam Zam	Super Welterweight (10 rounds)	8th round TKO.
Non-TV bouts
Rudy Markussen	Daniel Regi	Light Heavyweight (8 rounds)	1st round KO.
Erik Skoglund	Joe Ainscough	Light Heavyweight (8 rounds)	3rd round TKO.
Torben Keller	Gary Boulden	Super Welterweight (6 rounds)	1st round KO.
Dennis Ceylan	Antonio Rodriguez	Super Featherweight (4 rounds)	Unanimous Decision.
Micki Nielsen	Egidijus Kakstys	Cruiserweight (4 rounds)	Unanimous Decision.
Simen Smaadal	Uladzimir Kharkevich	Light Heavyweight (4 rounds)	Unanimous Decision.
Alexander Hagen	Josef Obeslo	Light Heavyweight (4 rounds)	Unanimous Decision.
Kristoffer Storm	Tomas Kugler	Light Heavyweight (4 rounds)	Unanimous Decision.

References

1. "Magee dismantled by Kessler".
2. "Brian Magee the 'new' super-middleweight world champion".
3. "Mikkel Kessler vs. Brian Magee for WBA 168 Title, Could Andre Ward Be Next?".
4. "Mikkel Kessler beats Brian Magee in WBA super-middleweight fight".
5. http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Fight:1737101
6. "Magee not ready to hang up gloves".
7. "Froch secures Kessler rematch".
8. "Carl Froch gains revenge on Mikkel Kessler in gripping title fight".
9. "BoxRec - event".

Preceded by KO4 Allan Green	Mikkel Kessler's bouts December 8, 2012	Succeeded by L12 Carl Froch
Preceded by KO5 Rudy Markussen	Brian Magee's bouts December 8, 2012	Retired