Date | 26 November 2011 | |
Location | Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
Title(s) on the line | WBC Super World Super-Welterweight Championship | |
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Saul Alvarez vs. Kermit Cintron | ||
Canelo | El Asesino | |
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Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico | From | Carolina, Puerto Rico |
38–0-1 (28 KO) | Pre-fight record | 33–4-1 (28 KO) |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
154 | Weight | 154 |
orthodox | Style | orthodox |
WBC Super World Super-Welterweight Champion | Recognition | Former IBF Welterweight Champion |
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Result | Alvarez defeats Cintron via technical knockout. |
Saul Alvarez vs. Kermit Cintron was a Super-Welterweight championship fight for the WBC World title.[1][2] The fight took place at the Plaza de Toros México in Mexico City, Distrito Federal Mexico on the 26 of November 2011. It was a split-site doubleheader headlined which featured junior lightweight Adrien Broner against separate opponents from Broner's hometown in Cincinnati.[3]
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Alvarez made his third defense. He was coming off of the sixth-round knockout of Alfonso Gomez on Sept. 17 in Los Angeles.
A former two-time welterweight beltholder, Cintron has battled to a disputed draw with RING middleweight titleholder Sergio Martinez, been stopped twice by ex-beltholder Antonio Margarito and lost a controversial decision to former two-time beltholder Paul Williams The hard-hitting Cintron was coming off of a 10-round unanimous decision over Antwone Smith in August that helped him to rebound from a 10-round unanimous decision loss to Carlos Molina in July.
Alvarez defeated Cintron via technical knockout in the fifth round of the match.
Country | Broadcaster |
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Mexico | Televisa |
United States | HBO Sports |
Preceded by vs. Alfonso Gomez |
Saul Alvarez's bouts November 26, 2011 |
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Preceded by vs. Antwone Smith |
Kermit Cintrón's bouts November 26, 2011 |
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