Devon Alexander Boxing News

By Peter Wells: After Devon Alexander defeated Juan Urango last Saturday to heat up the already boiling Light Welterweight division. Now a fight between Alexander and Tim Bradley has become a likely Super Fight.
Bradley is in a great division but with all fighters set for fights, he’s having to settle for an undefeated but unknown [...]

By Jim Dower: World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (25-0, 11 KO’s) says that he’s interested in fighting IBF/WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (20-0, 13 KO’s) in June if possible.
In an article at Boxing Talk, Bradley said “Let’s do it” when asked if he’d be interested in facing Alexander in June. [...]

By Peter Wells: Saturday night Devon Alexander unified the WBC and IBF 140lb titles in an enthralling 8th round stoppage victory of Colombian tough man, Juan Urango. Both fighters were in superb condition, but the quicker fighter from St Louis was too much for the plodding Urango.
Juan tried to get back into the fight [...]

By William Mackay: According to a Boxing Talk interview with Kevin Cunningham, the trainer of IBF/WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (20-0, 13 KO’s), he thinks that World Boxing Association light welterweight title holder Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) will run from them.
Alexander, 23, impressively defeated IBF light welterweight champion Juan Urango by an [...]

By Jim Dower: WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (20-0, 13 KO’s) won an impressive 8th round stoppage over International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Juan Urango (22-3-1, 17 KO’s) on Saturday night in a unification bout at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut. Alexander, 23, mostly jabbed, and threw straight lefts and right [...]

By Jim Dower: In somewhat of a shocking knockout, World Boxing Council light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (20-0, 13 KOs) stopped IBF light welterweight champion Juan Urango (22-3-1, 17 KOs) in the 8th round tonight in a unification match at the Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.

By William Mackay: For World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) he could do himself a world of good if he rises up and takes on the winner of tonight’s unification bout between WBC champion Devon Alexander (19-0, 12 KO’s) and IBF title holder Juan Urango (22-2-1, 17 KO’s) at the [...]

By Eric Thomas: The young WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (19-0, 12 KO’s) has a formidable task of facing pressure fighter International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Juan Urango (22-2-1, 17 KO’s) in a unification match on Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut. Alexander, 23, is a boxer/puncher who can [...]

By Peter Wells: This Saturday 6th March at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut two fighters in the most highly competitive division of them all will meet in a WBC/IBF showdown. Devon Alexander the new World Boxing Council Light Welterweight champion of the world comes into the bout undefeated in just 19 pro fights, recently defeating [...]

HBO’s hit late-night boxing series features a junior welterweight unification showdown when HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: DEVON ALEXANDER VS. JUAN URANGO is seen SATURDAY, MARCH 6 at 9:30 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT), from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., exclusively on HBO. The HBO Sports team of Bob Papa, Lennox Lewis and [...]

By Sam Gemmell: World Boxing Council (WBC) light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (19-0, 12 KO’s) takes on Colombian hardman IBF light welterweight champion Juan Urango (22-2-1, 17 KO’s) at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conneticut this coming Saturday night. 23 year-old Alexander recently beat Junior Witter by an 8th round stoppage for the vacant [...]

By Jim Dower: International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Juan Urango (22-2-1, 17 KO’s) will be putting his IBF title on the line in a unification bout against WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (19-0, 12 KO’s) on March 6th at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut.

By Alexander Fugate: The junior welterweight division is probably the deepest and most talented in boxing today. Timothy Bradley and Amir Khan have been getting a lot of press lately. Edwin Valero with his 27-0 record with 27 knockouts has been campaigning at lightweight but is expected to move up to junior wellterweight for his [...]

By Michael Taylor: First I’d like to wish you all a happy new year. In the latest news World Boxing Council Light Welterweight champion Devon Alexander now has an opponent for March 6th. That opponent is International Boxing Federation champion Juan Urango. Devon Alexander will be making his first defence of his title after retiring [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Association interim light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (27-1, 26 KO’s) is gunning for a fight with WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan, according to news from Boxing Scene. Maidana, 26, was previously looking at a fight against WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander in March, in a fight that would [...]

By Peter Wells: First of all I hope you enjoyed my friend Michael Taylor’s articles hopefully he’ll carry on, we just worked together and he took the credit. Well now to the Light Welterweight division, it is full of great names and if all the fighters fought each other then we could have some great [...]

By Peter Wells: According to sources from Boxingscene.com, International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Juan Urango is looking at all the top dogs in the crammed light welterweight division. Those opponents are WBA number #1 contender Marcos Maidana who not to long ago ruined Victor Ortiz in 5 brutal rounds with 5 knockdowns, and Maidana [...]

By Peter Wells: According to Boxing scene.com, Devon Alexander is returning to the ring to defend his World Boxing Council Light Welterweight title. Marcos Maidana is most likely to be the next opponent but the contract is still to be signed. The fight will be televised on HBO a week before the mega fight between [...]

Photo: Tom Casino/Showtime – By Peter Wells: After American youngster Devon Alexander won the vacant World Boxing Council Light Welterweight crown in a fight against former champion Junior Witter the world has suddenly opened up for him. After retiring Witter after 8 rounds he can now look to a much brighter future and at only [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to the latest boxing news, World Boxing Council light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (19-0, 12 KO’s) and the WBA interim light welterweight title holder knockout artist Marcos Maidana (27-1, 26 KO’s) could be meeting up for a fight in an HBO televised fight for March 2010, according to Boxing Talk. If [...]

By Chris Williams: With the recent rumors about HBO sports possibly putting together a four-man light welterweight tournament involving Amir Khan, Devon Alexander, Marcos Maidana and Victor Ortiz, I think the tournament won’t have the same effect as Showtime’s Super Six tournament because there simply isn’t enough participants in the tourney to make it interesting.

By Lian Santiago: Sources from fighthype have announced that HBO are currently working on putting together a ’super six’ type boxing tournament at light welterweight. The tournament would feature Victor Ortiz, Marcos Maidana, Devon Alexander and Amir Khan. Although nothing is official, the rumor is that representatives of all fighters have been informed. Although a [...]

By Liam Santiago: The light welterweight division is arguably the hottest division in boxing right now. With names such as Amir Khan and Nate Campbell moving up from lightweight and young talent bursting onto the scene such as Devon Alexander, the division is jam packed with talent. Yet, how many of these big names are [...]

By Jason Kim: There’s no shortage of potential opponents for interim World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (26-1, 25 KO’s) for his next bout on November 28th. As of now, former WBO light welterweight champion Kendall Holt (25-3, 13 KO’s) looks to be the leading candidate to get the much coveted fight against [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Previously, World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik was considered by many to be the weakest of the light welterweight champions. Even Amir Khan said that he felt that Kotelnik was the weakest of the bunch, which is probably why Khan went after him in the first place rather than take [...]

By Sean McDaniel: With Junior Witter’s quit job against Devon Alexander last Saturday night, it effectively rules out a unification fight between Witter and World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (21-1, 15 KO’s) for the near future and perhaps permanently. Witter, 35, had been aiming for Khan before the Alexander bout, saying [...]

By David Lahr: In a fight card marred by disappointing bouts on Saturday night, Junior Witter (37-3-2, 22 KO’s) quit on his stool after the 8th in his bout against Devon Alexander (19-0, 12 KO’s) for the vacant World Boxing Council light welterweight title at the Agua Caliente Casino, in Rancho Mirage, California. Also on [...]

By Liam Santiago: Junior Witter has said he will not retire after quitting against unbeaten American, Devon Alexander. Witter injured his elbow in the early rounds and simply could not use his arm whatsoever. Although, the fight was either man’s for the taking, the Sheffield ‘Hitter’ and his corner agreed to pull out. Witter tried [...]

By Dave Lahr: This Saturday night boxing fans will have the privilege of watching one of the better fight cards in quite some time when former IBF/WBA/WBO lightweight champion Nate Campbell (33-5-1, 25 KO’s) steps up a weight class to challenge World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (24-0, 11 KO’s) at the [...]

By Liam Santiago: As many top competitive fights are about to commence and we have the final confirmation of some mega bouts, it is time for me to announce my predictions. Considering my last two were wrong I’m determined to strike gold on every one this time, however, if I am wrong I’m ready and [...]