Canelo Álvarez vs. Kermit Cintrón

Canelo Álvarez vs. Kermit Cintrón was a super-welterweight championship fight for the WBC World title.[1][2] The fight took place at the Plaza de Toros in Mexico City, Mexico, on 26 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]

Super Welterweight Championship
Date26 November 2011
VenueMexico Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico
Title(s) on the lineWBC super welterweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Mexico Saúl Álvarez Puerto Rico Kermit Cintrón
Nickname Canelo El Asesino
Hometown Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico Carolina, Puerto Rico
Pre-fight record 38–0-1 (28 KO) 33–4-1 (28 KO)
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 154 lb (70 kg) 154 lb (70 kg)
Style orthodox orthodox
Recognition WBC super welterweight champion Former IBF welterweight champion
Result
Álvarez wins via 5th-round TKO

Background

Álvarez

Alvarez made his third defense. He was coming off of the sixth-round knockout of Alfonso Gómez on Sept. 17 in Los Angeles.

Cintrón

A former two-time welterweight beltholder, Cintrón has battled to a disputed draw with RING middleweight titleholder Sergio Martínez, been stopped twice by ex-beltholder Antonio Margarito and lost a four-round technical decision to former two-time beltholder Paul Williams The hard-hitting Cintrón 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.

Undercard

Televised

Preliminary card
  • Featherweight bout: Mexico Salvador Sánchez II vs. Colombia Alexander Monterrosa
    • Sánchez defeats Monterrosa via split decision.
  • Lightweight bout: Mexico Daniel Estrada vs. Mexico Carlos Parra
    • Middleweight bout: Mexico Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez vs. Colombia Samuel Miller
      • Sanchez defeats Miller via technical knockout of the fourth round.
    • Middleweight bout: Japan Nobuhiro Ishida vs. Mexico Edson Espinoza
      • Ishida defeats Espinoza via technical knockout of the first round.
    • Bantamweight bout: Mexico Andrés Gutiérrez vs. Venezuela Franklin Varela
      • Bantamweight bout: Mexico Willy Velazquez vs. Mexico Jesus Ceja
        • Velazquez defeats Ceja via unanimous decision.
      • Light Flyweight bout: Mexico Saul Juarez vs. Mexico Oswaldo Novoa
        • Super Flyweight bout: Mexico Léo Santa Cruz vs. Mexico Jorge Romero
          • Cruz defeats Romero via technical knockout at 1:10 of the third round.
        • Bantamweight bout: Mexico Ramiro Robles vs. Mexico Efren Bautista

          Result

          Alvarez defeated Cintron via technical knockout in the fifth round of the match.

          International broadcasting
          Country Broadcaster
           MexicoTelevisa
           United StatesHBO Sports

          See also

          References
          1. BoxRec Boxing Records. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-08.
          2. Thomas, Eric (October 3, 2011). "Saul Alvarez vs. Kermit Cintron looking good for November 26th". Boxing News 24. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
          3. Satterfield, Lem (October 7, 2011). "Alvarez-Cintron tops HBO Triple-Header". Ring TV. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
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