Saul Alvarez

Saul Alvarez

Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán is an undefeated Mexican boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He is the current WBC Light Middleweight champion...

 vs. Kermit Cintron

Kermit Cintron

Kermit Cintrón is a Puerto Rican boxer who is from Carolina, Puerto Rico. Cintrón is trained by Ronnie Shields and managed by Josh Dubin. He is promoted by Top Rank.-Early and personal life:...

was a Super-Welterweight championship fight for the WBC

World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

 World title. The fight took place at the Plaza de Toros México

Plaza México

The Plaza México, situated in Mexico City, is the world's largest bullring. This 48,000-seat facility is usually dedicated to bullfighting, but many boxing fights have been held there as well, including Julio César Chávez's third bout with Frankie Randall...

 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 on the 26 of November of 2011. It was a split-site doubleheader headlined which featured junior lightweight Adrien Broner

Adrien Broner

Adrien Broner is an American Junior Lightweight boxer, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Adrien has been featured in the top ten of the Ring Magazine rankings for the Junior Lightweight division.-Professional career:2008...

 against separate opponents from Broner's hometown in Cincinnati.

Alvarez

Alvarez made his third defense. He was coming off of the sixth-round knockout of Alfonso Gomez

Alfonso Gomez

Alfonso Salvador Gómez Becerra is a Mexican professional boxer. He was a competitor on the reality TV show The Contender, where he ended up ranked third out of sixteen fighters.-Personal life:...

 on Sept. 17 in Los Angeles.

Cintron

A former two-time welterweight beltholder, Cintron has battled to a disputed draw with RING middleweight titleholder Sergio Martinez

Sergio Gabriel Martínez

Sergio Gabriel Martínez is an Argentine professional boxer and the current The Ring middleweight champion....

, been stopped twice by ex-beltholder Antonio Margarito

Antonio Margarito

Antonio Margarito Montiel is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former WBA, WBO, & IBF welterweight champion...

 and lost a controversial decision to former two-time beltholder Paul Williams

Paul Williams (boxer)

Paul Williams is an American boxer and is the former two-time WBO welterweight champion.With a height of six-feet-one inch, Paul is considered extremely tall for the three divisions he campaigns in: Welterweight, Jr...

The hard-hitting Cintron 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

Carlos Amado Molina

Carlos Amado Molina is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He is the former WBO NABO Light Middleweight Champion.-Amateur career:...

 in July.

Televised

• Super Welterweight Championship bout:   Saul Alvarez
  Saul Alvarez
  Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán is an undefeated Mexican boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He is the current WBC Light Middleweight champion...
  
   (c) vs.   Kermit Cintron
  Kermit Cintron
  Kermit Cintrón is a Puerto Rican boxer who is from Carolina, Puerto Rico. Cintrón is trained by Ronnie Shields and managed by Josh Dubin. He is promoted by Top Rank.-Early and personal life:...
  
  
  • Alvarez defeats Cintron via technical knockout at 2:53 of the fifth round.

Preliminary card

• Featherweight bout:   Salvador Sánchez II
  Salvador Sánchez II
  Salvador Sánchez Castro is a Mexican Featherweight boxer and Nephew of Boxing Legend Salvador Sánchez.-Pro career:...
  
   vs.   Alexander Monterrosa
  • Sánchez defeats Monterrosa via split decision.

• Lightweight bout:   Daniel Estrada
  Daniel Estrada (boxer)
  Pedro Daniel Estrada Espitia is a Mexican professional boxer in the Lightweight division...
  
   vs.   Carlos Parra

• Middleweight bout:   Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez
  Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez
  Gilberto "El Zurdo" Ramírez Sánchez is an undefeated Mexican professional boxer in the Middleweight division and is considered the best boxing prospect from Mexico...
  
   vs.   Samuel Miller
  • Sanchez defeats Miller via technical knockout of the fourth round.

• Middleweight bout:   Nobuhiro Ishida
  Nobuhiro Ishida
  is a professional boxer from Japan. He resides in Los Angeles.-Amateur career:Ishida was born in Tamana District, Kumamoto and moved to Neyagawa, Osaka soon after. He began boxing at the Osaka Teiken Boxing Gym at the sixth grade of elementary school. When Ishida was a high school freshman, he...
  
   vs.   Edson Espinoza
  • Ishida defeats Espinoza via technical knockout of the first round.

• Bantamweight bout:   Andres Gutierrez
  Andrés Gutiérrez
  Andrés Gutiérrez Vera is an undefeated Mexican professional boxer. He competes in the Super Bantamweight division.-External links:...
  
   vs.   Franklin Varela

• Bantamweight bout:   Willy Velazquez vs.   Jesus Ceja
  • Velazquez defeats Ceja via unanimous decision.

• Light Flyweight bout:   Saul Juarez vs.   Oswaldo Novoa

• Super Flyweight bout:   Leo Santa Cruz vs.   Jorge Romero
  • Cruz defeats Romero via technical knockout at 1:10 of the third round.

• Bantamweight bout:   Ramiro Robles vs.  Efren Bautista

International broadcasting

Country	Broadcaster
Mexico	Televisa Televisa Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
United States	HBO Sports

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