Mikkel Kessler har fået en borrelia-infektion og må udskyde sit comeback til bokseringen. <br /> <br />Den tidligere boksestjerne Mikkel Kessler er tvunget til at udskyde sit comeback til 2018. <br /> <br />38-årige Kessler annoncerede i foråret sine intentioner om at vende tilbage til bokseringen efter fire års pause. <br /> <br />Planen var at gøre comeback i november, men en borrelia-infektion efter et bid fra en skovflåt har udsat hans tilbagevenden. <br /> <br />-Jeg begyndte at føle mig syg for omkring fire uger siden. Jeg var træt, mine muskler var ømme, og jeg kunne ikke træne, siger Mikkel Kessler i en pressemeddelelse. <br /> <br />-På det tidspunkt havde jeg ingen idé om, hvad der var årsagen. <br /> <br />-Jeg fik taget blodprøver, som ikke viste noget, og det var ikke før, at jeg fik foretaget en lumbalpunktur, at lægerne kunne identificere problemet, forklarer han. <br /> <br />Mikkel Kessler har ikke selv registreret, at han er blevet bidt af en skovflåt. <br /> <br />-Jeg er bare taknemmelig for, at infektionen blev fanget tidligt, og forhåbentlig kommer der ikke nogen langvarige effekter. <br /> <br />-Selvfølgelig er jeg skuffet over at skulle udskyde mit comeback. Jeg håber at være klar til at vende tilbage til ringen tidligt næste år, siger han. <br /> <br />Kessler var senest i ringen 25. maj 2013, hvor han tabte til briten Carl Froch i et opgør i O2 Arena i London. https://www.tv3sport.dk/sport/kampsport/nyheder/medie-kessler-tvunget-til-at-udskyde-boksecomeback <br /> <br />I videoen øverst kan du se den sidste omgang mod Carl Froch fra 2010 hvor Mikkel vandt WBC verdensmesterskabet efter 12 omgange sikkert på point. <br /> <br />Læs også: Kesslers manager: - Vi håber, at han kommer tilbage i ringen - Mikkel Kessler manager, Allan Back, er ikke 100 procent sikker på, at 'The Viking Warrior' kommer sig helt, efter at han er blevet bidt af en flåt. http://sport.tv2.dk/boksning/2017-10-16-kesslers-manager-vi-haaber-at-han-kommer-tilbage-i-ringen <br /> <br />Sidste nyt: 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 <br /> <br /> <br />Mikkel Kessler's comeback on hold due to 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. http://en.espn.co.uk/boxing/sport/story/209003.html <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 />"I started to feel ill around 4 weeks ago," said Kessler. "I was tired, my muscles were aching and I was unable to train. At that point, I still had no idea what was causing it. I had blood tests, which showed nothing, and it wasn't until I had a spinal fluid test that the doctors were able to identify the problem. <br /> <br />"I'm not sure exactly when or where I was bitten by the tick, but I'm just thankful the bacteria was caught early and hopefully there will be no long lasting effects. <br /> <br />"Obviously, I'm disappointed to have to delay my comeback. I want to thank my fans for their support and patience. I hope to be ready to return to the ring early next year." <br /> <br />Kessler beat Froch in 2010 after defeats to American Andre Ward and Wales' Joe Calzaghe. <br /> <br />"I've had fighters suffering from many different injuries and illnesses in the past but this is a first for me," said Kessler's long-term promoter Kalle Sauerland. <br /> <br />Video above is Carl Froch vs. Mikkel Kessler last round championship fight for the World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Middleweight championship on 24 April 2010 in Denmark.
