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Canadas Alcine closes on title bout with win over Canclaux LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainBoxing on TSNeotText SizeMONTREAL Former juniormiddleweight champion Joachim Alcine moved one step closer to a shot at a second world title with a hardfought unanimous decision over Frances Christophe Canclaux on Saturday night at Montreal CasinoIt was the second fight back for Alcine who was awarded the win with scores of 115113 117110 and 117110Alcine improved to 321 with 19 knockouts since losing his WBA title to Daniel Santos in July 2008 by way of sixth round knockoutThe Laval Que native has clearly knocked off some of the ring rust that was prevalent in his first fight back in SeptemberIt was an intense bout Alcine said Im very pleased with the result I was happy compared to my performance in my last bout but I feel I can be better than thatAlcine controlled most of the action from the middle of the ring against a very tough and aggressive Canclaux who looked to be fighting the last half of the fight with a possible broken jawI didnt expect him to be so rough said Alcine He was very dirty always hitting me behind the headCanclaux (403 25 KOs) was clearly the aggressor to start the fight bullrushing Alcine every chance he got and hitting behind his head on numerous occasions He was admonished frequently by referee Marlon Wright receiving two official warningsWith the antics continuing into the next round Wright had little choice but to deduct a point from Canclaux The victory against Canclaux who was rated in the top 10 going into the fight by three of the major sanctioning bodies is expected to propel Alcine into rankings and into the mix for a second world championshipAccording to promoter Yvon Michel Alcine is expected to be ranked third by the WBC when their next ratings are publishedThe former world champion was able to rattle Canclaux a number of times but was forced to the scorecards as the Frenchman put on a tenacious performance able to absorb the best Alcine was able to offer and coming back a number of timesAlcine won the WBO Intercontinental lightmiddleweight title with the twelveround victoryIn the evenings cofeature cruiserweight Troy Ross (221 16 KOs) destroyed Daniel Bispo (2112 15 KOs) at 112 of the first round The former winner of The Contender television series landed six successive left hands chopping down his Brazilian opponent until the final blow to the body put him down for the tencountRoss is ranked near the top by all four major sanctioning bodies and remains hopeful ...