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Max Alexander (boxer)

Max Alexander (born May 11, 1981, in Camden, New Jersey) is a former American boxer.

Professional career

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Alexander began his professional career in 2004 as a cruiser weight. Whilst he was undefeated, he would have lost a bout to Marty Lindquist in 2006 via a 1st round KO, however the bout was later declared a no contest because Lindquist failed a drug test. Although they would re-match and Alexander won by decision. His current professional record is 15 wins, 6 losses and 1 no contest.

The Contender

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Max Alexander was one of the featured boxers on the 3rd season of the boxing reality TV series The Contender, which premiered September 4, 2007, on ESPN. He was defeated by Sam Soliman in that season's second episode.

Roy Jones Jr.

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On December 10, 2011, after a 2-year pause from boxing, Alexander fought the biggest fight of his career when he faced the boxing legend: Roy Jones Jr. for a vacant cruiserweight championship in what many assumed would be the boxing legends' last fight. Alexander lost by unanimous decision.

Professional boxing record

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17 wins (2 knockouts, 13 decisions), 6 losses (6 decisions), 2 draws[1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 13–34–1 United States Franklin Edmondson UD 5 2012-03-02 United States Guilford Convention Center, Greensboro, North Carolina
Loss 54–8 United States Roy Jones Jr. UD 10 2011-12-10 United States Atlanta Civic Center, Atlanta, Georgia Universal Boxing Organisation Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title.
Loss 19–8–1 Ghana Moyoyo Mensah UD 6 2009-10-03 New Zealand Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand
Loss 16–1 Russia Aleksandr Alekseyev UD 10 2009-05-02 Germany Halle 7, Bremen
Loss 13–1–1 Azerbaijan Ali Ismailov UD 10 2008-10-04 Russia PetersburgRegionGaz, Vyborg
Draw 69–8–1 United States Rob Calloway PTS 12 2008-07-19 United States St. Joseph Civic Arena, Saint Joseph, Missouri WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title.
Loss 14–1 United States Brian Vera UD 6 2007-11-06 United States TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Loss 33–9 Australia Sam Soliman UD 5 2007-09-18 United States Contender Arena, Los Angeles, California
Win 21–14–1 United States Demetrius Jenkins UD 6 2007-04-06 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 13–4 United States Marty Lindquist UD 8 2007-02-09 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
No Contest 12–4 United States Marty Lindquist NC 1 2006-10-14 United States Philadelphia Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Alexander knocked out at 0:10 of the first round. Decision was vacated due to Lindquist's drug test failure.
Win 11–8–3 United States Tyrone Glover UD 8 2006-09-11 United States Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 3–9 United States William Gill UD 6 2006-08-04 United States Philadelphia Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 11–9–1 Germany Juergen Hartenstein TKO 2 2006-06-02 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Referee stopped the bout at 2:31 of the second round.
Win 24–12–1 United States Tiwon Taylor TKO 3 2006-04-07 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Referee stopped the bout at 2:04 of the third round.
Win 2–9–3 Uganda Moses Matovu UD 6 2006-02-10 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 8–3 United States Randy Pogue UD 6 2006-01-13 United States Philadelphia Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 2–2 United States Jameson Bostic UD 6 2005-12-02 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 6–14 United States Jacob Rodriguez UD 6 2005-10-21 United States Philadelphia Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 2–4 United States William Gill UD 6 2005-09-23 United States Asylum Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Draw 4–2 United States Alfred Kinsey PTS 4 2005-08-04 United States The Borgata, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 13–8–2 United States Dhafir Smith UD 4 2005-06-24 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 0–1 United States Cameron Bright UD 4 2004-09-11 United States Adam's Mark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 5–8 United States Jacob Rodriguez UD 4 2004-08-03 United States Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland

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