( CNN ) -- Mikkel Kessler is the new World Boxing Council ( WBC ) super-middleweight champion after out-pointing Briton Carl Froch in a bruising encounter in his native Denmark on Saturday night . Despite being previously unbeaten after 26 fights , the 32-year-old Froch never looked comfortable against his durable opponent , who was given the decision on all three of the judges scorecards after 12 brutal rounds in front of a partisan and passionate crowd at the MCH Messecenter in Herning . Froch had Kessler on the canvas in the fifth round , but the referee ruled that the Dane had slipped , and the challenger eventually wore the champion down with a combination of hooks and jabs to take the belt by a margin of 117-111 , 115-113 and 116-112 . The result means 31-year-old Kessler , who has lost just twice in 45 fights , is a world champion again just five months after losing his World Boxing Association ( WBA ) title to Andre Ward . Although gracious in defeat , Froch questioned if the decision would have gone Kessler 's way if the fight had taken place in his hometown of Nottingham , England . `` I feel terrible that I lost my title , absolutely gutted , '' Froch told ringside reporters after the fight . `` I do n't want to make a mockery of anything but I feel if it was at home in my town , the decision would have gone the other way . '' He added : `` I took some big punches off a big puncher and I 've got to give Kessler the credit he deserves . He stayed in there and is a strong , proud warrior . ''
Mikkel Kessler defeats Briton Froch to win the World Boxing Council super-middleweight title . Kessler secures unanimous points decision after 12 rounds in Denmark , Denmark . The defeat means Mikkel Kessler loses his unbeaten record in just five months fight .