Canelo Álvarez vs. Kermit Cintrón was a professional boxing match contested on November 26, 2011, for the WBC super welterweight championship.

[1][2] The fight took place at the Plaza de Toros in Mexico City.

A former welterweight champion, Cintrón has battled to a disputed draw with The Ring middleweight champion Sergio Martínez, been stopped twice by ex-beltholder Antonio Margarito and lost a four-round technical decision to former two-time beltholder Paul Williams.

Alvarez defeated Cintron via technical knockout in the fifth round of the match.

The fight averaged 1.5 million viewers on HBO: Boxing After Dark.