Timothy Bradley vs. Devon Alexander
Date | January 29, 2011 | |
Location | Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan | |
Title(s) on the line | WBC junior welterweight title WBO junior welterweight title | |
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Timothy Bradley vs. Devon Alexander | ||
Desert Storm | Alexander The Great | |
Tale of the tape | ||
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Palm Springs, California | From | St. Louis, Missouri |
26-0-0 (11 KO's) | Pre-fight record | 21-0-0 (13 KO's) |
5′ 6″ | Height | 5′ 8″ |
Ring Magazine pound for pound No. 9 WBO junior welterweight champion | Recognition | WBC junior welterweight champion |
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Result | Bradley defeats Alexander by technical decision. |
Bradley vs. Alexander was a boxing match that featured two undefeated reigning light welterweight champions of the world. The winner of the fight was slated to fight against Amir Khan after his unanimous decision win against Marcos Maidana
The fight
Bradley won a technical decision against Alexander in 10 rounds. Alexander suffered a cut above his right eye in the third round after an accidental butt. The bout was stopped about a minute into the tenth round after another accidental head clash, which left Alexander unable to continue.[1]
Undercard
Televised
- Junior welterweight unified championship bout: Timothy Bradley(c) vs. Devon Alexander(c)
- Bradley defeats Alexander by technical decision in round 10.
- Heavyweight bout: Bermane Stiverne vs. Kertson Manswell
- Stiverne defeats Manswell via TKO at 1:52 of round 2.
- Welterweight bout: James de la Rosa vs. Allen Conyers
- Conyers defeats de la Rosa by unanimous decision.
- Light welterweight bout: Emanuel Augustus vs. Vernon Paris
- Paris defeats Augustus by points.
Untelevised
- Light welterweight bout: Julio Diaz vs. Pavel Miranda
- Diaz defeats Miranda via TKO at 2:17 of round 8.
- Welterweight bout: Kendall Holt vs. Lenin Arroyo
- Holt defeats Arroyo via TKO at 1:50 of round 1.
- Super middleweight bout: Darryl Cunningham vs. Alberto Mercedes
- Cunningham defeats Mercedes by unanimous decision.
- Light heavyweight bout: Marcus Oliveira vs. Demetrius Jenkins
- Oliveira defeats Jenkins by unanimous decision.
- Light middleweight bout: Julian Williams vs. Torrence King
- Williams defeats King via TKO at 0:28 of round 1.
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