Mikkel Kessler's comeback has been delayed by a tick bite. <br /> <br />Mikkel Kessler, the 38-year-old former world super-middleweight titleholder, has delayed his comeback due to a tick bite. <br /> <br />The Danish boxer has been struck down by Lyme disease -- a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks -- and has been forced to pull out of a planned ring return at the at the Messecenter in Herning, Denmark, on Nov. 11. <br /> <br />Four-time world champion Kessler, who has not fought since losing a rematch with England's Carl Froch in a world title unification fight in May 2013, now hopes to fight again in March. <br /> <br />Kessler fell ill in training camp and hospital tests revealed he has Lyme Borreliosis. <br /> <br />After being released from hospital, Kessler is now on antibiotics and is yet to resume training. <br /> <br />Latest news: More serious than thought (in Danish): Alvorlig sygdom har ramt Kessler hårdt: Langt fra et comeback http://sport.tv2.dk/boksning/2017-11-03-alvorlig-sygdom-har-ramt-kessler-haardt-langt-fra-et-comeback og Mikkel Kessler kommer med dyster udmelding: 'Jeg har ikke rørt en boksehandske i syv uger' https://www.bt.dk/boksning/mikkel-kessler-kommer-med-dyster-udmelding-jeg-har-ikke-roert-en-boksehandske-i
