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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) 21–0 (13 KO)
Age 27 years, 5 months 23 years, 11 months
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 139+1⁄2 lb (63 kg) 140 lb (64 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBO
Light Welterweight Champion
The Ring No. 9 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
The Ring
No. 1 Ranked Light Welterweight		 WBC
Light Welterweight Champion
The Ring
No. 3 Ranked Light Welterweight
Result
Bradley defeats Alexander by technical decision.

Timothy Bradley vs. Devon Alexander was a professional boxing match contested on January 29, 2011, for the WBC and WBO light welterweight championship.[1]

Background

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The winner of the fight was slated to fight against World Boxing Association champion Amir Khan after his unanimous decision win against Marcos Maidana.

The fight

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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.[2]

Aftermath

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Timothy Bradley would be stripped of the WBC title as he refused to fight Amir Khan. It had speculated that Bradley was not satisfied with the $1.3 million to fight a boxer of Amir Khan's caliber, although this was Bradley highest pay day in his entire career so far. He had admitted that it was too risky to fight Amir Khan, asking rhetorically on the American radio show Leave It In The Ring, "What if I lose then I am out the sweepstake to fight pound-for-pound-king Manny Pacquiao for 7.5 million dollars?"[3] Bradley's refusal to take the fight led to a falling out between him and his promoter Gary Shaw. Subsequently, he was stripped of the WBC title due to inactivity.[4]

Undercard

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Confirmed bouts:[5]

Televised

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Untelevised

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  • 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.

Broadcasting

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Country Broadcaster
 Hungary Sport 1
 United States HBO

References

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  1. ^ "Devon Alexander vs. Timothy Bradley". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Bradley beats Alexander in unanimous decision". 30 January 2011.
  3. ^ Timothy Bradley Turns Down Over $1.3 Million for Amir Khan Fight « Beats, Boxing and Mayhem. Beatsboxingmayhem.com (April 27, 2011). Retrieved on January 15, 2012.
  4. ^ Fighthype \\ Gary Shaw And Tim Bradley Heading To Litigation Soon?. Fighthype.com (June 12, 2011). Retrieved on January 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Timothy Bradley's bouts
29 January 2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Devon Alexander's bouts
29 January 2011 		Succeeded by
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