Alexander vs. Bradley

By Dan Ambrose: If Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27 KO’s) is interested in getting a fight on the HBO network, Maidana will get a shot against the loser of Saturday’s bout between WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander vs. WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley. Maidana, 28, may not be pleased at having to fight the [...]

By Dave Lahr: Gary Shaw, the promoter for WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s), doesn’t see Bradley getting a big money fight against Manny Pacquiao if Bradley beats WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Pontiac Silverdome, in Michigan. Shaw notes that Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) got to get some pointers from former world champion Thomas “Hitman” Hearns at the final press conference before Bradley’s unification bout against WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) on Saturday at the Pontiac Silverdome, in Michigan.

“Like most boxers, I have great respect for the champions who have come before me. Since I was 7, I have known that boxing is what I wanted to for my career. I have been soaking up the history of the sport since then.

DETROIT—Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns was at Kronk Gym in Detroit yesterday and today (Tuesday and Wednesday) for fighter media workouts before Saturday’s world championship unification at the nearby Silverdome in Pontiac between undefeated 140-pound world champions Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley (26-0, 11 KOs), from North Palm Springs, Calif., and Devon Alexander “The Great” (21-0, 13 [...]

By William Mackay: Kevin Cunningham, the trainer for unbeaten WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s), isn’t worried about Alexander beating up WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) after Alexander gets through with defeating WBO light welterweight champ Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) this Saturday night at the Pontiac Silverdome, [...]

ALEXANDER vs. BRADLEY FIGHT WEEK SATELLITE FEEDS Both Feeds on…

PONTIAC, MICH. (January 21, 2011) – How fitting, on the eve of world championship boxing’s return to Detroit, fights fans around the U.S. are all buying American. And Next Saturday! January 29, at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich., America will present its best when undefeated world champions DEVON ALEXANDER “The Great” and TIMOTHY “Desert Storm” [...]

KEVIN CUNNINGHAM: I want to thank Don King and Gary Shaw. They are showing the boxing world that the best fights should be made whether it is all in-house or not. The people want to see Pacquiao and Mayweather and they can’t get it. They want to see Klitscho-Haye and they can’t get it. The [...]

By Chris Williams: Recently there was talk of Bob Arum considering putting his number 1 cash cow Manny Pacquiao in with the winner of the light welterweight clash between WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander vs. Timothy Bradley on 1/29. Instead of Arum looking to go over old ground by matching Pacquiao back up against [...]

By Jason Kim: Despite reports of extremely poor ticket sales for the January 29th bout between WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) and WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) a the Pontiac Silverdome, in Michigan, the Silverdome arena will be “curtained off to about 10,000 to 15,000,” according to [...]

By Eric Thomas: WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) has a fight coming up on 1/29 against WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s). However, the 23-year-old Alexander is already looking past Bradley, saying he wants to fight WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KO’s). Alexander sees a [...]

DETROIT—In honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day national holiday on Monday, we asked Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley—two young, undefeated American world champion boxers who will meet in a title unification match on Jan. 29 at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich. (HBO: 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)—for their thoughts on Dr. King, and [...]

DEVON ALEXANDER: Training is going good as always. My coaches and I are getting ready for the biggest fight of my career and the monster is Mount Charleston [outside Las Vegas] and nobody can run that. The elevation is 8,000 feet. It’s a monster just like we call it. I have been running at 8,000 [...]

Devon Alexander ‘The Great’ Training Camp Notes Part 1 Camp Location: I am training in Las Vegas for this fight. While I have trained here before when I fought out of the Cory Spinks camp, for my last two fights my promoter, Don King, allowed me to live in the home where Mike Tyson lived [...]

By Jason Kim: WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) needs to really raise his game a couple of notches if he wants to come out on top in his big fight next month against WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) on January 29th at the Silverdome, in Pontiac, Michigan. [...]

By Jason Kim: Next month the two best fighters in the light welterweight division WBO champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) and WBC title holder Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) will tangle to prove who’s the best fighter in the division in a fight at the Silverdome, in Pontiac, Michigan. Bradley, 27, has looked very [...]

Pontiac, Michigan (December 7, 2010) — One of the most anticipated fights in boxing — and the biggest bout of a young 2011 — will take place when undefeated world champions DEVON ALEXANDER “The Great” and TIMOTHY “Desert Storm” BRADLEY duke it out at the 140-pound weight limit on Saturday, January 29 at the Silverdome [...]

By Jason Kim: Unbeaten WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) is hoping he can get lucky and win the lottery to get a big mega money fight against Manny Pacquiao in the near future, according to boxing news from the Saint Louis Post Dispatch. Alexander, 23, first much beat WBO light welterweight [...]

By Chris Williams: World Boxing Council light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) signed the contract for a unification bout against WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) on January 2011. There may not be an official light welterweight tournament, because Victor Ortiz isn’t facing any of the top four light welterweights, [...]

By Jim Dower: A unification fight between IBF/WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) and WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) just came one step closer to becoming reality, as Team Alexander accepted an offer from promoter Don King for the unification bout with Bradley for January 29th, 2011. Team [...]

By Eric Thomas: IBF/WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) will take his wins anyway he can them. Earlier tonight, Alexander won what many boxing fans see as a gift decision by the judges against former WBA light welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik (31-4-1, 13 KO’s) at the Scottrade Center, in Saint Louis, Missouri. [...]

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. [...]