Mikkel Kessler vs. Andre Ward

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Andre Ward has his coming out party in his opening Super Six World Boxing Classic bout when he lifts the WBA title from Mikkel Kessler in front of a hometown crowd in Oakland. The undefeated Ward takes Kessler to school, busting him up with swift power shots and getting out of harm's way for ten one-sided rounds before an accidental head butt opens a bad cut over Kessler's right eye. When the ringside doctor decides to stop the fight, the bout goes to the scorecards, where, despite the judges failing to score the eleventh round, Ward wins a conclusive technical decision to become champion.