COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish boxer Mikkel Kessler says he is pulling out of the Super Six tournament because of an eye injury.
Wednesday’s announcement means the bout between Kessler and American fighter Allan Green in western Denmark has been called off.
Kessler says he was not stopping his career and could continue training, adding he was “very disappointment” and that his eyes had been “bothering me for some time.”
Promoter Kalle Sauerland says it was “not bad news but it is a bomb shell.”
The Super Six tournament is designed to give six of the best 168-pound boxers in the world three fights each, with points awarded. The four fighters with the most points advance to semifinals, with a championship bout next year.
