Timothy Bradley vs. Devon Alexander

The Super Fight

Date	January 29, 2011
Venue	Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
Title(s) on the line	WBC and WBO light welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Timothy Bradley 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

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

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

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

Confirmed bouts:[5]

Televised

• Junior welterweight unified championship bout: Timothy Bradley(c) vs. Devon Alexander(c)
  • Bradley defeats Alexander by technical decision in round 10.
• Heavyweight bout: Bermane Stiverne vs. Kertson Manswell
  • Stiverne defeats Manswell via TKO at 1:52 of round 2.
• Welterweight bout: James de la Rosa vs. Allen Conyers
  • Conyers defeats de la Rosa by unanimous decision.
• Light welterweight bout: Emanuel Augustus vs. Vernon Paris
  • Paris defeats Augustus by points.

Untelevised

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

Broadcasting

Country	Broadcaster
Hungary	Sport 1
United States	HBO

References

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 vs. Luis Abregú	Timothy Bradley's bouts 29 January 2011	Succeeded by vs. Joel Casamayor
Preceded by vs. Andreas Kotelnik	Devon Alexander's bouts 29 January 2011	Succeeded by vs. Lucas Matthysse