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IBF super middleweight beltholder and THE RING's No. 1-rated 168 pounder Carl Froch has the home advantage on Saturday against THE RING's No. 2-rated super middleweight Mikkel Kessler, who win their first clash by unanimous decision.

Unbeaten three-division titlewinner Abner Mares on a potential matchup with prospect Gary Russell Jr.: "Whenever this fight with Gary Russell were to happen, we'll find out then if I'm tailor-made for him."

Going into the anticipated HBO-televised Mikkel Kessler-Carl Froch rematch this Saturday, HBO commentator Jim Lampley considers Froch the better fighter and Kessler the better boxer.

Andre Ward called Guillermo Rigondeaux "a sharpshooter" against Nonito Donaire, adding, "this is the best I've ever seen him look." Of the criticisms of Rigondeaux's strategy, Tim Bradley said, "If you want to see blood and guts, and you want to see warrior-type of fights, then you should definitely hit MMA."

Former super middleweight contender Allan Green bounced back from a fourth-round KO loss to Mikkell Kessler with an up-from-the-canvas seventh-round stoppage of Renan St-Juste on the Lucian Bute-Denis Grachev fight in Montreal on Saturday.

Former super middleweight titleholder Lucian Bute returns to action on Nov. 3 opposite unbeaten light heavyweight Denis Grachev.

Andre Ward ranks No. 2, pound-for-pound, ahead of Manny Pacquiao, according to Yahoo! Sports and ESPN, and is at No. 3 in THE RING ratings, having surpassed Sergio Martinez in all three polls.

Super middleweight Mikkel Kessler will be after his fourth straight victory against Brian Magee on Dec. 8.

Three-time super middleweight titleholder Mikkel Kessler has extended his contract with Sauerland Events through 2014.

Glen Johnson said a deal to challenge IBF super middleweight beltholder Lucian Bute on Nov. 5 in Canada has been finalized.