BOXING

• Kessler KO's Haussler to retain title

  
  

  Oldenburg, Germany (Sports Network) - Mikkel Kessler scored a third-round knockout of Danilo Haussler to retain his WBA super middleweight title.

  Kessler was dominant early and ended the fight just 1:08 into the third round when he sent Haussler to the canvas with a left hook.

  The victory improved Kessler's record to 41-1 with 31 knockouts. After losing the crown to Joe Calzaghe in a unanimous decision last November, the Dane won the vacant WBA belt in June with a 12th-round knockout of Dimitri Sartison.

  Haussler fell to 29-4-1.

  10/25 18:29:14 ET