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 8th round stoppage on last Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut.
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 hooks for much of the fight. However, in the 8th round, Alexander landed a perfect left uppercut to the head of Urango, who was trying to throw a right hand of his own.
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 Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut. Khan, 23, could very well find himself facing Alexander, also 23, and wouldn’t have to worry about having his tender chin checked. Alexander is decent puncher, but nowhere near the power of Breidis Prescott or someone like WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana.
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 both punch and box incredibly well interchangeably. However, Alexander hasn’t faced a puncher like Urango before, and it’s going to be interesting to see how Alexander stands up to the kind of power and pressure that Urango puts on him tomorrow night.
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 British boxer Junior Witter. At 23, Alexander The Great from St Louis stands 5’7” with a 71” reach.
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 next fight. There have been many stories of fighters ducking other fighters in this talent-rich division lately.
It appears Bradley the WBO champion has been complaining of not being able to find an opponent, claiming everyone is scared of him.
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 Junior Witter in 8 for the vacant strap. Juan Urango will be making his second defence after winning the vacant title in January last year and defended against Randall Bailey last August; after being floored he came back to stop Bailey in the 11th.
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 have likely been shown on HBO. However, Maidana instead is looking to get a fight with Khan. The WBA, Rick Reeno says, ordered that the winner of Khan’s December 5th bout against Dmitriy Salita would have to face Maidana, the interim champion, next.
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 fights next year and beyond. Packed into the division we have: Timothy Bradley (WBO), Devon Alexander (WBC), Amir Khan (WBA), Juan Urango (International Boxing Federation), Marcos Maidana, Juan Manuel Marquez, Ricky Hatton, Victor Ortiz, Nate Campbell and Paulie Malignaggi.