Joachim Alcine | |
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Statistics | |
Real name | Joachim Alcine |
Nickname(s) | Ti-Joa |
Rated at |
Middleweight (160 lb) Light Middleweight (154 lb) |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (182 cm) |
Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
Nationality |
Canadian Haitian |
Born |
Gonaïves, Artibonite, Haiti |
March 26, 1976
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 45 |
Wins | 35 |
Wins by KO | 21 |
Losses | 8 |
Draws | 2 |
No contests | 0 |
Joachim Alcine (born March 26, 1976, in Gonaïves, Haiti) is a Haitian-Canadian professional boxer fighting out of Montreal, Quebec, where he now resides. He is a former WBA light middleweight world champion.
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 Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He lost the title to Daniel Santos on July 11, 2008, by KO.
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.