Former Boxing champion Mikkel Kessler and his entire family including children have been kept under isolation after a member of their travelling group was diagnosed with Covid-19. The diagnosis was the first case in the South Island and the eighth in New Zealand. Mikkel along with his wife and three children, arrived in New Zealand to film a television series. "We are of course very stressed and worried about the well-being of our family at this point, but we are going to find the bright, brave and big smile for the sake of our children!" Kessler posted on the family's Instagram account.
"We are of course very stressed and worried about the well-being of our family at this point, but we are going to find the bright, brave and big smile for the sake of our children!" Kessler posted on the family's Instagram account.Kessler added that neither himself or his family have experienced any symptoms of Covid-19 at this stage. Kessler competed as a boxing professional from 1998-2013, claiming the WBA super-middleweight crown three times. Kessler defeated former NRL star Anthony Mundine by unanimous decision in Sydney in 2005 to defend his WBA belt.