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Éric Lucas vs Mikkel Kessler

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Éric Lucas and Mikkel Kessler met once (2006). Mikkel Kessler won in 2006 by ko.

SOURCE·Éric Lucas and Mikkel Kessler — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Éric LucasMikkel Kessler
74″ (188 cm)Reach74″ (188 cm)
72″ (182.9 cm)Height72.8″ (185 cm)
+2.79%Reach advantage+1.62%
39–8Record46–3
38%Finish rate76%
16Longest unbeaten run38
49Recorded bouts50
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 3. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentÉric LucasMikkel Kessler
Librado Andrade L W
Markus Beyer L W
Dingaan Thobela W W

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Éric Lucas

199020002010win v Errol Brown, 1991, decisionwin v Hughes Daigneault, 1992, decisionwin v June Thomas, 1992, decisionwin v Victor Vargotsky, 1992, decisionwin v Kevin Watkins, 1992, kodraw v Gerald Martin, 1992, decisionwin v Craig Mills, 1992, decisionwin v Laurie Grosse, 1993, decisionwin v Arthur Willis, 1993, decisionwin v Willie Ball, 1993, decisionwin v Mike Belcher, 1994, kowin v Darrell Flint, 1994, kowin v Laurie Grosse, 1994, decisionwin v Steve Surette, 1994, kowin v Terry Collier, 1994, decisionwin v Guy Stanford, 1994, decisionwin v Eric Martin, 1995, decisionloss v Bryant Brannon, 1995, decisionwin v Undra White, 1995, decisionwin v Charles Oliver, 1995, decisiondraw v Antwun Echols, 1996, decisionwin v Willie Lee Kemp, 1996, decisionwin v Richard Frazier, 1996, decisionloss v Roy Jones Jr., 1996, kowin v Karl Willis, 1996, koloss v Fabrice Tiozzo, 1996, decisionwin v Kevin Pompey, 1997, decisionwin v Demetrius Davis, 1997, decisionwin v Darrell Flint, 1997, kowin v Juan Carlos Viloria, 1998, decisionwin v Anthony Atkinson, 1998, kowin v Jamie Stevenson, 1998, kowin v Segundo Mercado, 1998, koloss v Glenn Catley, 1999, kowin v Alex Hilton, 1999, decisionwin v LaVerne Clark, 1999, kowin v Patrick Swann, 1999, decisionwin v John Lennox Lewis, 2000, kowin v Dingaan Thobela, 2001, kowin v Glenn Catley, 2001, kowin v Omar Sheika, 2002, decisionwin v Vinny Pazienza, 2002, decisionloss v Danny Green, 2003, koloss v Markus Beyer, 2003, decisionwin v Tony Menefee, 2004, kowin v James Crawford, 2005, decisionloss v Mikkel Kessler, 2006, kowin v Ramon Pedro Moyano, 2009, koloss v Librado Andrade, 2010, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1991–2010
2000 2010 win vs Errol Brown (1991)win vs Hughes Daigneault (1992)win vs June Thomas (1992)win vs Victor Vargotsky (1992)win vs Kevin Watkins (1992)draw vs Gerald Martin (1992)win vs Craig Mills (1992)win vs Laurie Grosse (1993)win vs Arthur Willis (1993)win vs Willie Ball (1993)win vs Mike Belcher (1994)win vs Darrell Flint (1994)win vs Laurie Grosse (1994)win vs Steve Surette (1994)win vs Terry Collier (1994)win vs Guy Stanford (1994)win vs Eric Martin (1995)loss vs Bryant Brannon (1995)win vs Undra White (1995)win vs Charles Oliver (1995)draw vs Antwun Echols (1996)win vs Willie Lee Kemp (1996)win vs Richard Frazier (1996)loss vs Roy Jones Jr. (1996)win vs Karl Willis (1996)loss vs Fabrice Tiozzo (1996)win vs Kevin Pompey (1997)win vs Demetrius Davis (1997)win vs Darrell Flint (1997)win vs Juan Carlos Viloria (1998)win vs Anthony Atkinson (1998)win vs Jamie Stevenson (1998)win vs Segundo Mercado (1998)loss vs Glenn Catley (1999)win vs Alex Hilton (1999)win vs LaVerne Clark (1999)win vs Patrick Swann (1999)win vs John Lennox Lewis (2000)win vs Dingaan Thobela (2001)win vs Glenn Catley (2001)win vs Omar Sheika (2002)win vs Vinny Pazienza (2002)loss vs Danny Green (2003)loss vs Markus Beyer (2003)win vs Tony Menefee (2004)win vs James Crawford (2005)loss vs Mikkel Kessler (2006)win vs Ramon Pedro Moyano (2009)loss vs Librado Andrade (2010)
winlossdraw / NC1991–2010

Mikkel Kessler

199020002010UNFILEDwin v Dean Martin, 1998, decisionwin v Anthony Ivory, 1998, decisionwin v Edwin Murillo, 1998, kowin v Sammy Sparkman, 1998, kowin v Terry Clark, 1998, kowin v Rick Stockton, 1998, kowin v Alex Lubo, 1998win v Michael Corleone, 1998win v Kelly Mays, 1998win v Jean Paul D'Alessandro, 1999, decisionwin v Jose Maquina Rojas, 1999, kowin v Alejandro De Leon, 1999, decisionwin v Jaime Balboa, 1999, kowin v Tony Menefee, 2000, kowin v Kevin Hall, 2000, kowin v Tom Younan, 2000, kowin v Israel Ponce, 2000, kowin v Charles Whittaker, 2000, kowin v Sidney Mxoli Msutu, 2000, decisionwin v Fernando Hernández, 2001, kowin v David Mendez, 2001, decisionwin v Rodrigues Moungo, 2001, kowin v Miguel Julio, 2001, kowin v Patrick Rubes, 2001, kowin v Dingaan Thobela, 2002, decisionwin v Dean Williams, 2002, kowin v Gerard Zdziarski, 2002, kowin v Orlando Javier Acuna, 2002, kowin v Arthur Allen, 2002, kowin v Manny Sobral, 2002win v Henry Porras, 2003, kowin v Craig Cummings, 2003, kowin v Manny Siaca, 2004, kowin v Andre Thysse, 2004, kowin v Julio César Green, 2004, kowin v Anthony Mundine, 2005, decisionwin v Markus Beyer, 2006, kowin v Eric Lucas, 2006, koloss v Joe Calzaghe, 2007, decisionwin v Librado Andrade, 2007, decisionwin v Danilo Haussler, 2008, kowin v Dimitri Sartison, 2008, koloss v Andre Ward, 2009win v Gusmyr Perdomo, 2009, kowin v Carl Froch, 2010, decisionwin v Mehdi Bouadla, 2011, kowin v Brian Magee, 2012, kowin v Allan Green, 2012, koloss v Carl Froch, 2013, decisionresult not stated v Opponent, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1998–2013 · 1 UNDATED
2000 2010 win vs Dean Martin (1998)win vs Anthony Ivory (1998)win vs Edwin Murillo (1998)win vs Sammy Sparkman (1998)win vs Terry Clark (1998)win vs Rick Stockton (1998)win vs Alex Lubo (1998)win vs Michael Corleone (1998)win vs Kelly Mays (1998)win vs Jean Paul D'Alessandro (1999)win vs Jose Maquina Rojas (1999)win vs Alejandro De Leon (1999)win vs Jaime Balboa (1999)win vs Tony Menefee (2000)win vs Kevin Hall (2000)win vs Tom Younan (2000)win vs Israel Ponce (2000)win vs Charles Whittaker (2000)win vs Sidney Mxoli Msutu (2000)win vs Fernando Hernández (2001)win vs David Mendez (2001)win vs Rodrigues Moungo (2001)win vs Miguel Julio (2001)win vs Patrick Rubes (2001)win vs Dingaan Thobela (2002)win vs Dean Williams (2002)win vs Gerard Zdziarski (2002)win vs Orlando Javier Acuna (2002)win vs Arthur Allen (2002)win vs Manny Sobral (2002)win vs Henry Porras (2003)win vs Craig Cummings (2003)win vs Manny Siaca (2004)win vs Andre Thysse (2004)win vs Julio César Green (2004)win vs Anthony Mundine (2005)win vs Markus Beyer (2006)win vs Eric Lucas (2006)loss vs Joe Calzaghe (2007)win vs Librado Andrade (2007)win vs Danilo Haussler (2008)win vs Dimitri Sartison (2008)loss vs Andre Ward (2009)win vs Gusmyr Perdomo (2009)win vs Carl Froch (2010)win vs Mehdi Bouadla (2011)win vs Brian Magee (2012)win vs Allan Green (2012)loss vs Carl Froch (2013)
winlossdraw / NC1998–2013

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