Mikkel Kessler vs. Brian Magee

Kessler vs Magee
Date 8 December 2012
Location Denmark BOXEN, Herning
Title(s) on the line WBA (Regular) Championship
Tale of the tape
Denmark Mikkel Kessler United Kingdom Brian Magee
Nickname The Viking Warrior S.O.G.
Hometown Copenhagen, Denmark Belfast, Northern Ireland
Pre-fight record 45-2 (34 KO) 36-4-1 (24 KO)
Recognition WBA (Regular) Super Middleweight Champion
Result
Kessler won by knockout

Mikkel Kessler versus Brian Magee 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. But this time, the victory was for Denmark.[1] 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.

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