Joachim Alcine

Joachim Alcine
Statistics
Real name	Joachim Alcine
Nickname(s)	Ti-Joa
Rated at	Middleweight Light Middleweight
Height	5 ft 11 in (182 cm)
Reach	73 in (185 cm)
Nationality	Haitian Canadian
Born	March 26, 1976 (1976-03-26) Gonaïves, Haiti
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	32
Wins	31
Wins by KO	19
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

Joachim Alcine (born March 26, 1976, in Gonaïves, Haiti) is a Haitian-Canadian professional boxer fighting out of Montreal, Quebec, where he now resides.

Pro career

He defeated Jose Hilton Dos Santos on April 24, 2004, to win the WBA Fedelatin Light Middleweight Title, Fernando Hernandez on October 9, 2006, to win the NABA Light Middleweight Title and Elio Ortiz on May 28, 2005, to win the WBC International Light Middleweight Title. He has a professional record of 31-2 (with 19 wins by KO). On 2007-07-07, he became the WBA Light Middleweight champion after defeating Travis Simms by unanimous decision. He is now the WBO Inter-Continental Light Middleweight champion. He is currently a training and sparring partner of mixed martial artist and current Ultimate Fighting Championship Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre.

On December 7, 2007, he successfully defended his title by TKO in the 12th round against Panamanian Alfonso Mosquera at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He lost the title to Daniel Santos on July 11, 2008, by KO.

Comeback

Alcine returned on August 28, 2009, year to beat Eric Mitchell by UD in which Mitchell came in over the contracted weight of 158 lbs, but Alcine agreed to go forward with the fight without penalty to Mitchell. Mitchell was also penalized one point for holding in round 9.

Then on December 5 Alcine beat Light Middleweight prospect Christophe Canclaux also by UD to win the WBO Inter-Continental Light Middleweight Title (vacated by Alfredo Angulo), Canclaux was penalized one point in round 2 for hitting behind the head.

Angulo vs. Alcine

Alcine lost to top Light Middleweight contender and Interim WBO Champion, Mexican Alfredo Angulo. The fight was for the vacant WBC Continental Americas Light Middleweight Title and was a WBC Final Elimination bout.

David Lemieux fight

In a huge upset, Alcine defeated Lemieux at the Bell Center, Montreal, on December 10, 2011. The fight was declared a majority decision over 12 rounds, awarding Alcine the WBC International Middleweight title. Most ringside observers thought Alcine totally dominated the fight.

Preceded by Travis Simms

WBA Super Welterweight Champion July 7, 2007 – July 11, 2008

Succeeded by Daniel Santos

See also

• List of current world boxing champions

External links

• Professional boxing record for Joachim Alcine from BoxRec