Alexander-Maidana

DEVON ALEXANDER AND MARCOS MAIDANA SET FOR FEBRUARY 25 BATTLE AT ST. LOUIS’ SCOTTRADE CENTER ADRIEN BRONER TO MAKE FIRST TITLE DEFENSE AGAINST UNDEFEATED #1 RATED CONTENDER ELOY PEREZ DOUBLEHEADER TO BE TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO’S BOXING AFTER DARK ST. LOUIS, MO (January 16) – On Saturday, February 25, four of boxing’s most compelling athletes [...]

By Jim Dower: Former IBF/WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (22-1, 13 KO’s) has struggled in his last three fights to try and get wins. Luckily for him, he’s fought two of three fights at home and won both of the home fights by questionable decisions.

QUOTES FROM TODAY’S DEVON ALEXANDER VS. MARCOS MAIDANA AND ADRIEN BRONER VS. ELOY PEREZ ST. LOUIS PRESS CONFERENCE DEVON ALEXANDER “THE GREAT”, Former Two-Time World Champion “These last few fights at 140 pounds were hard for me to make weight. I’m going to be stronger and faster at 147.

By Eric Thomas: Marcos Maidana (31-2, 28 KO’s) will be moving up in weight to face Devon Alexander (22-1, 13 KO’s) next month in a fight at welterweight in the Scottrade Center in Saint Louis, Missouri.

By Dan Ambrose: Marcos Maidana (31-2, 28 KO’s) fights well when he’s allowed to fight at a slow pace and pick his shots in a methodical manner. But in his fights where he’s had to pick it up a little and fight at a fast pace, such as in his bouts against DeMarcus Corley, Amir [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Marcos Maidana (31-2, 28 KO’s) still doesn’t know what he’s got himself into in facing Devon Alexander (22-1, 13 KO’s) on February 25th at the Scottrade Center in Saint Louis, Missouri.

By Eric Thomas: The last two fighters that have chosen to fight Devon Alexander (22-1, 13 KO’s) in his native Saint Louis, Missouri has lived to regret, with both Lucas Matthysse and Andriy Kotelnik losing by controversial 12 round decisions.

By William Mackay: Marcos Maidana could wind up moving up to the welterweight division for his next fight against Devon Alexander in February of 2012. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is currently working on trying to put the fight together.

By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is saying that slugger Marcos Maidana (31-2, 28 KO’s) and former IBF/WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (22-1, 13 KO’s) have agreed to fight in a bout that will take place at welterweight instead of light welterweight.

By Jason Kim: Recently defeated former WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-1, 13 KO’s) is up for the idea of facing top light welterweight contender Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27 KO’s) in June or July, but not in a neutral venue. Instead, Alexander and his manager Kevin Cunningham want the fight to take place in [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Kevin Cunningham, the trainer/manager for former WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-1, 13 KO’s), says they can fight Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27 KO’s) in the Summer, according to Dan Rafael.

By Eric Thomas: Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27 KO’s) says that he hasn’t yet been given an offer to fight former WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-1, 13 KO’s). There had been rumors that Alexander and Maidana were close to having a fight put together for July 30th. However, Maidana dismissed those rumors, saying “Not [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27 KO’s) expressed doubt yesterday that former WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-1, 13 KO’s) would be interested in taking him on next after losing by a 10 round technical decision to WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley last weekend.

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 [...]