Timothy Bradley vs. Devon Alexander

Boxing competition
The Super Fight
DateJanuary 29, 2011
VenueSilverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
Title(s) on the lineWBC and WBO light welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer United States Timothy Bradley United States Devon Alexander
Nickname Desert Storm Alexander The Great
Hometown Palm Springs, California St. Louis, Missouri
Pre-fight record 26-0 (11 KO's) 21-0 (13 KO's)
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 139+1⁄2 lb (63 kg) 140 lb (64 kg)
Recognition WBO light welterweight champion
The Ring No. 9 ranked pound-for-pound fighter		 WBC light welterweight champion
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:United States Timothy Bradley(c) vs. United States Devon Alexander(c)
    • Bradley defeats Alexander by technical decision in round 10.
  • Heavyweight bout:Canada Bermane Stiverne vs. Trinidad and Tobago Kertson Manswell
    • Stiverne defeats Manswell via TKO at 1:52 of round 2.
  • Welterweight bout:Mexico James de la Rosa vs. United States Allen Conyers
    • Conyers defeats de la Rosa by unanimous decision.
  • Light welterweight bout:United States Emanuel Augustus vs. United States Vernon Paris
    • Paris defeats Augustus by points.

Untelevised

  • Light welterweight bout:Mexico Julio Diaz vs. Mexico Pavel Miranda
    • Diaz defeats Miranda via TKO at 2:17 of round 8.
  • Welterweight bout:United States Kendall Holt vs. Costa Rica Lenin Arroyo
    • Holt defeats Arroyo via TKO at 1:50 of round 1.
  • Super middleweight bout:United States Darryl Cunningham vs. Dominican Republic Alberto Mercedes
    • Cunningham defeats Mercedes by unanimous decision.
  • Light heavyweight bout:United States Marcus Oliveira vs. United States Demetrius Jenkins
    • Oliveira defeats Jenkins by unanimous decision.
  • Light middleweight bout:United States Julian Williams vs. United States Torrence King
    • Williams defeats King via TKO at 0:28 of round 1.

External links

  • Summary

References

  1. ^ "Bradley beats Alexander in unanimous decision". 30 January 2011.