Carl Froch would rather not see old rival Mikkel Kessler return to the ring at 47
Kessler, the former three-time super-middleweight world champion, will face Bernard Joseph on Saturday 28 November in his first fight in almost 12 years, live on DAZN.
Mikkel Kessler will headline an MF Pro card in Bronby against Bernard Joseph next month, almost 12 years after retiring, and his former rival Carl Froch has said he would prefer the Dane stayed out of the ring, Boxing News reported.
The fight takes place on Saturday 28 November and will be shown live on DAZN. Kessler, 47, has a professional record of 46-3 with 35 knockouts, while Joseph is 12-4-1 with five stoppages. Talk of a Kessler comeback in 2017 and 2018 came to nothing.
Speaking on his Froch on Fighting YouTube channel, Froch said Kessler was fit, strong and healthy but questioned why he was coming back at his age. He said he hoped money was not the reason, while also asking what the point of fighting would be without being paid well. Froch suggested Kessler may not have wanted to leave the sport on a defeat.
The pair met twice at super-middleweight. Kessler beat Froch in Denmark in 2010 to take his WBC title, and Froch won the rematch three years later on a unanimous decision, retaining his IBF belt and taking Kessler's WBA title. That points defeat was Kessler's last fight, and the two have since become good friends.
Froch said: “Because I’ve not really spoken to him [recently], I can’t talk on his behalf but I would rather not see him back in a professional boxing ring at 47 years old, but all the best to him. Good luck!”
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