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

Professional career

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

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 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

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
1 WIN (1 knockouts, 13 decisions), 22 losses (6 decisions), 2 draws
Win13–34–1United States Franklin EdmondsonUD52012-03-02United States Guilford Convention Center, Greensboro, North Carolina
Loss54–8United States Roy Jones Jr.UD102011-12-10United States Atlanta Civic Center, Atlanta, GeorgiaUniversal Boxing Organisation Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title.
Loss19–8–1Ghana Moyoyo MensahUD62009-10-03New Zealand Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand
Loss16–1Russia Aleksandr AlekseyevUD102009-05-02Germany Halle 7, Bremen
Loss13–1–1Azerbaijan Ali IsmailovUD102008-10-04Russia PetersburgRegionGaz, Vyborg
Draw69–8–1United States Rob CallowayPTS122008-07-19United States St. Joseph Civic Arena, Saint Joseph, MissouriWBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title.
Loss14–1United States Brian VeraUD62007-11-06United States TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Loss33–9Australia Sam SolimanUD52007-09-18United States Contender Arena, Los Angeles, California
Win21–14–1United States Demetrius JenkinsUD62007-04-06United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win13–4United States Marty LindquistUD82007-02-09United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
No Contest12–4United States Marty LindquistNC12006-10-14United States Philadelphia Armory, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAlexander knocked out at 0:10 of the first round. Decision was vacated due to Lindquist's drug test failure.
Win11–8–3United States Tyrone GloverUD82006-09-11United States Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win3–9United States William GillUD62006-08-04United States Philadelphia Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win11–9–1Germany Juergen HartensteinTKO22006-06-02United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaReferee stopped the bout at 2:31 of the second round.
Win24–12–1United States Tiwon TaylorTKO32006-04-07United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaReferee stopped the bout at 2:04 of the third round.
Win2–9–3Uganda Moses MatovuUD62006-02-10United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win8–3United States Randy PogueUD62006-01-13United States Philadelphia Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win2–2United States Jameson BosticUD62005-12-02United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win6–14United States Jacob RodriguezUD62005-10-21United States Philadelphia Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win2–4United States William GillUD62005-09-23United States Asylum Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Draw4–2United States Alfred KinseyPTS42005-08-04United States The Borgata, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win13–8–2United States Dhafir SmithUD42005-06-24United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win0–1United States Cameron BrightUD42004-09-11United States Adam's Mark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win5–8United States Jacob RodriguezUD42004-08-03United States Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland

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