By Scott Gilfoid: Leo Santa Cruz’s father/trainer Jose feels that his son did not lose the fight to Carl Frampton (23-0, 14 KOs) last Saturday night in their fight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Santa Cruz was making a routine voluntary defense of his WBA title, but found himself on the losing end of a 12 round majority decision by the scores of 117-111, 116-112 and 114-114. Jose Santa Cruz wants an immediate rematch. Jose spoke to Santa Cruz’s manager Al Haymon to find out if there’s a rematch clause in the contract for their fight, and he told them there was. Frampton’s manager Barry McGuigan didn’t seem to know about the rematch clause when he was asked by the media at the post-fight press conference last Saturday night.
Needless to say, the rematch clause changes everything, because Frampton now won’t be able to go on his merry way to fight a big UK unification fight against British IBF champion Lee Selby next.
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander’s 7th round stoppage win over his pitifully over-matched British opponent Lee Purdy last Saturday night was a costly one for the 26-year-old Alexander because he broke his left hand in the fight, and the injury will likely keep Alexander out of action until December. 
By Shane Newsome: Welcome readers to my weekly column which takes an informative, un-bias, retrospective look back on just what went on at the weekend, with reports on the biggest and best boxing action from across the globe.
By Scott Gilfoid: To show you how much of a mismatch last Saturday’s “fight” between IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander (25-1, 14 KO’s) and his British opponent Lee Purdy (20-4-1, 13 KO’s), Alexander said he knew he could beat Purdy with only one hand and that’s exactly what he did after Alexander hurt his left hand in the 1st round in hitting Purdy on top of his head.
(Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda) By Sotoman: There was a little bit of everything in last nights boxing fights. We begin with the fight between Lee Purdy and Devon Alexander. There is no doubt that Alexander’s stock dropped yesterday, despite the fact that Purdy failed to make weight. Although Purdy was not as impressive, he made Alexander look weak and ill accomplished. Purdy demonstrated and exposed Alexander’s lack of power. It is clear that Purdy was not going to win the fight on the score cards, but he had a heart of a lion. 
By Scott Gilfoid: #4 IBF, Lee Purdy (20-3-1, 13 KO’s) failed to make weight last Friday at his weigh-in for his fight against IBF light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (24-1, 13 KO’s) for their fight tonight at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. 
(Photo credit: Casino/Showtime) By Scott Gilfoid: British welterweight contender Lee Purdy (20-3-1, 13 KO’s) messed up his chance to win the IBF welterweight title from champion Devon Alexander (24-1, 13 KO’s) when Purdy come in over the 147 lb. limit at 148 lbs on his first try. 
(Photo credit: Casino/Showtime) By Scott Gilfoid: Saturday’s fight between IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander (24-1, 13 KO’s) and his opponent challenger Lee Purdy (20-3-1, 13 KO’s) could be every bit as bad as the main event between Lamont Peterson and Lucas Matthysse is good in the fight card at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.