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1 Background  



1.1  Álvarez  





1.2  Cintrón  







2 Undercard  



2.1  Televised  





2.2  Preliminary card  







3 Result  





4 International broadcasting  





5 See also  





6 References  





7 External links  














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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

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 TorosinMexico 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]

Background[edit]

Álvarez[edit]

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

Cintrón[edit]

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[edit]

Televised[edit]

Preliminary card[edit]

Result[edit]

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

International broadcasting[edit]

Country Broadcaster
 Mexico Televisa
 United States HBO Sports

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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[edit]

    Preceded by

    vs. Alfonso Gomez

    Canelo Álvarez'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. Adrián Granados


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