Max Alexander (born May 11, 1981, in
Camden, New Jersey
Camden is a city in and the county seat of Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Camden is part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan area and is located directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the 20 ...
) is an 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
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...
. He was defeated by
Sam Soliman
Sam Soliman (born 13 November 1973) is an Australian professional boxer, and former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. In boxing, he held the IBF middleweight title in 2014.
Kickboxing career
Soliman is a former world champion in kickboxing ...
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.
Roy Levesta Jones Jr. (born January 16, 1969) is an American former professional boxer who holds dual American and Russian citizenship. He competed in boxing from 1989 to 2018, and held multiple world championships in four weight classes, incl ...
for a vacant cruiserweight championship in what many assumed would be the boxing legends' last fight. Alexander lost by unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
References
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1981 births
Living people
Boxers from New Jersey
Sportspeople from Camden, New Jersey
The Contender (TV series) participants
American male boxers