COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler of Denmark, who pulled out of the Super Six tournament because of an eye injury, is heading back to the ring.
Kessler said Monday will fight Mehdi Bouadla of France in a non-title bout on June 4 in Copenhagen.
Kessler won his super middleweight belt when he last fought on April 24 against Britain’s Carl Froch.
The eye injury is believed to stem from a Super Six bout against American Andre Ward in Nov. 22, 2009. Kessler pulled out of the 2010 tournament in August.
Kessler has a professional record of 43-2 with 32 knockouts.
