Max Alexander (boxer)

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

Professional career

Alexander began his professional career in 2004 as a cruiserweight. 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

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.

On December 10, 2011, after a 2-year hiatus 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
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 Franklin Edmondson UD 5 2012-03-02 Guilford Convention Center, Greensboro, North Carolina 50–45, 50–45, 50–45.
Loss 54–8 Roy Jones Jr. UD 10 2011-12-10 Atlanta Civic Center, Atlanta, Georgia Universal Boxing Organisation Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title. 90–100, 90–100, 91–99.
Loss 19–8–1 Moyoyo Mensah UD 6 2009-10-03 Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand 55–59, 56–58, 55–59.
Loss 16–1 Aleksandr Alekseyev UD 10 2009-05-02 Halle 7, Bremen 92–98, 92–98, 93–97.
Loss 13–1–1 Ali Ismailov UD 10 2008-10-04 PetersburgRegionGaz, Vyborg 90–100, 90–100, 90–100.
Draw 69–8–1 Rob Calloway PTS 12 2008-07-19 St. Joseph Civic Arena, Saint Joseph, Missouri WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title. 112–116, 115–113, 114–114.
Loss 14–1 Brian Vera UD 6 2007-11-06 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 56–58, 54–60, 54–60.
Loss 33–9 Sam Soliman UD 5 2007-09-18 Contender Arena, Los Angeles, California 44–50, 45–49, 46–48.
Win 21–14–1 Demetrius Jenkins UD 6 2007-04-06 The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 60–54, 59–55, 60–54.
Win 13–4 Marty Lindquist UD 8 2007-02-09 The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 79–69, 79–69, 79–69.
No Contest 12–4 Marty Lindquist NC 1 2006-10-14 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 Tyrone Glover UD 8 2006-09-11 Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 80–73, 80–72, 80–72.
Win 3–9 William Gill UD 6 2006-08-04 Philadelphia Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 58–56, 58–56, 60–54.
Win 11–9–1 Juergen Hartenstein TKO 2 2006-06-02 The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Referee stopped the bout at 2:31 of the second round.
Win 24–12–1 Tiwon Taylor TKO 3 2006-04-07 The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Referee stopped the bout at 2:04 of the third round.
Win 2–9–3 Moses Matovu UD 6 2006-02-10 The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 60–54, 60–54, 60–54.
Win 8–3 Randy Pogue UD 6 2006-01-13 Philadelphia Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 60–54, 60–54, 60–54.
Win 2–2 Jameson Bostic UD 6 2005-12-02 The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 58–56, 59–55, 58–56.
Win 6–14 Jacob Rodriguez UD 6 2005-10-21 Philadelphia Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 60–53, 57–56, 60–53.
Win 2–4 William Gill UD 6 2005-09-23 Asylum Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 59–55, 59–55, 58–56.
Draw 4–2 Alfred Kinsey PTS 4 2005-08-04 The Borgata, Atlantic City, New Jersey 38–37, 38–38, 38–38.
Win 13–8–2 Dhafir Smith UD 4 2005-06-24 The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 40–35, 40–35, 39–36.
Win 0–1 Cameron Bright UD 4 2004-09-11 Adam's Mark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 5–8 Jacob Rodriguez UD 4 2004-08-03 Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland 40–36, 39–37, 40–36.

References
  1. Boxing record for Max Alexander. BoxRec.com.
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