Friday, February 25, 2011

Joachim Alcine

Joachim Alcine

(born March 26, 1976 in Gonaives, Haiti) is a Haitian-Canadian professional boxer fighting out of Montreal, Québec, 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 Montréal, Québec, Canada. He lost the title to Daniel Santos on July 11, 2008, by KO.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Angulo vs. Alcine

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

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