Saúl Álvarez vs. Kermit Cintron
| 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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Saúl Álvarez vs.  Kermit Cintron | ||
| Canelo | El Asesino | |
| Tale of the tape | ||
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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. | |
Saúl Álvarez 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]
Background
Alvarez
Alvarez made his third defense. He was coming off of the sixth-round knockout of Alfonso Gomez on Sept. 17 in Los Angeles.
Cintron
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 four-round technical 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.
Undercard
Televised
- Super Welterweight Championship bout: Saul Alvarez (c) vs. Kermit Cintron
- Alvarez defeats Cintron via technical knockout at 2:53 of the fifth round.
Preliminary card
- Featherweight bout: Salvador Sánchez II vs.
Alexander Monterrosa
- Sánchez defeats Monterrosa via split decision.
- Lightweight bout: Daniel Estrada vs. Carlos Parra
- Middleweight bout: Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez vs. Samuel Miller
- Sanchez defeats Miller via technical knockout of the fourth round.
- Middleweight bout:
Nobuhiro Ishida vs. Edson Espinoza
- Ishida defeats Espinoza via technical knockout of the first round.
- Bantamweight bout: Andres Gutierrez vs.
Franklin Varela
- Bantamweight bout: Willy Velazquez vs. Jesus Ceja
- Velazquez defeats Ceja via unanimous decision.
- Light Flyweight bout: Saul Juarez vs. Oswaldo Novoa
- Super Flyweight bout: Leo Santa Cruz vs. Jorge Romero
- Cruz defeats Romero via technical knockout at 1:10 of the third round.
- Bantamweight bout: Ramiro Robles vs. Efren Bautista
Result
Alvarez defeated Cintron via technical knockout in the fifth round of the match.
International broadcasting
| Country | Broadcaster |
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| Mexico | Televisa |
 United States | HBO Sports |
See also
References
- ↑ BoxRec Boxing Records. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-08.
- ↑ Thomas, Eric (October 3, 2011). "Saul Alvarez vs. Kermit Cintron looking good for November 26th". Boxing News 24. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ↑ Satterfield, Lem (October 7, 2011). "Alvarez-Cintron tops HBO Triple-Header". Ring TV. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
External links
| Preceded by vs. Alfonso Gomez |
Saul Alvarez's bouts November 26, 2011 |
Succeeded by vs. Shane Mosley |
| Preceded by vs. Antwone Smith |
Kermit Cintrón's bouts November 26, 2011 |
Succeeded by vs. Adrian Granados |