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Markus Beyer vs Mikkel Kessler

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

Meetings on record

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Markus Beyer and Mikkel Kessler met once (2006). Mikkel Kessler won in 2006 by ko.

SOURCE·Markus Beyer 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
Markus BeyerMikkel Kessler
71″ (180.3 cm)Reach74″ (188 cm)
69″ (175.3 cm)Height72.8″ (185 cm)
+2.85%Reach advantage+1.62%
35–3Record46–3
37%Finish rate76%
18Longest unbeaten run38
38Recorded bouts50
SouthpawStanceOrthodox

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

Common opponents

Both fought these 2. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentMarkus BeyerMikkel Kessler
Eric Lucas W W
Andre Thysse 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.

Markus Beyer

19902000win v Harold Roberts, 1996, kowin v Eric Davis, 1996win v Kevin Pompey, 1997, decisionwin v Terry Ford, 1997win v Simon Andrews, 1997, kowin v Danny Thomas, 1997, decisionwin v Paul Busby, 1997, decisionwin v Yuri Filipko, 1997, decisionwin v Isidore Janvier, 1997, kowin v Andy Flute, 1997win v Robert Koon, 1998, decisionwin v Yuri Epifantsev, 1998, kowin v Alexander Boy, 1998, kowin v Richie Woodhall, 1999, decisionwin v Juan Carlos Viloria, 1999, decisionwin v Octavian Stoica, 1999, decisionwin v Rene-Claude Dutard, 1999win v Ahmed Dine, 2000, decisionloss v Glenn Catley, 2000, kowin v Leif Keiski, 2000, kowin v Shannon Landberg, 2001, decisionwin v Glenn Odem, 2001, decisionwin v Manuel Lopez, 2001, kowin v Lloyd Bryan, 2001, decisionwin v Roni Martinez, 2002, kowin v Vincenzo Imparato, 2002, decisionwin v Anton Robinson, 2002, kowin v Danny Green, 2003win v Éric Lucas, 2003win v Yoshinori Nishizawa, 2004, decisionwin v Cristian Sanavia, 2004, kowin v Andre Thysse, 2004, decisionwin v Omar Sheika, 2005, decisionwin v Danny Green, 2005loss v Mikkel Kessler, 2006, kodraw v Sakio Bika, 2006, drawwin v Alberto Colajanni, 2006, kowin v Murad Makhmudov, 2008, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1996–2008
2000 win vs Harold Roberts (1996)win vs Eric Davis (1996)win vs Kevin Pompey (1997)win vs Terry Ford (1997)win vs Simon Andrews (1997)win vs Danny Thomas (1997)win vs Paul Busby (1997)win vs Yuri Filipko (1997)win vs Isidore Janvier (1997)win vs Andy Flute (1997)win vs Robert Koon (1998)win vs Yuri Epifantsev (1998)win vs Alexander Boy (1998)win vs Richie Woodhall (1999)win vs Juan Carlos Viloria (1999)win vs Octavian Stoica (1999)win vs Rene-Claude Dutard (1999)win vs Ahmed Dine (2000)loss vs Glenn Catley (2000)win vs Leif Keiski (2000)win vs Shannon Landberg (2001)win vs Glenn Odem (2001)win vs Manuel Lopez (2001)win vs Lloyd Bryan (2001)win vs Roni Martinez (2002)win vs Vincenzo Imparato (2002)win vs Anton Robinson (2002)win vs Danny Green (2003)win vs Éric Lucas (2003)win vs Yoshinori Nishizawa (2004)win vs Cristian Sanavia (2004)win vs Andre Thysse (2004)win vs Omar Sheika (2005)win vs Danny Green (2005)loss vs Mikkel Kessler (2006)draw vs Sakio Bika (2006)win vs Alberto Colajanni (2006)win vs Murad Makhmudov (2008)
winlossdraw / NC1996–2008

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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