By Nate Anderson: In the latest news, Devon Alexander (17-0, 10 KOs) will fight Junior Witter (37-2-2, 22 KOs) for the interim World Boxing Council light welterweight title. No date has been set for this bout as of yet. This fight, which was made known on Steve Bunces’s Boxing Hour show earlier today, is the result of WBC light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley battling Kendall Holt, the WBO champion, on April 4th.
Devon Alexander
Alexander Defeats Callist
By Erik Smight: As expected, unbeaten light welterweight prospect Devon Alexander (15-0, 8 KOs) defeated Panamanian Miguel Callist (24-7-1, 17 KOs) last night, beating him by a one-sided 12-round unanimous decision on the undercard of the dull Cory Spinks vs. Verno Phillips IBF light middleweight title bout at the Scottrade Center, in Saint Louis, Missouri. At stake for the 21 year-old Alexander was the WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title, which he had won previously in his last bout against former contender DeMarcus Corley.
Alexander vs. Callist
By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated light welterweight prospect Devon Alexander (14-0, 8 KOs) takes a step up in opposition tonight when he goes up against Panamanian Miguel Callist (24-6-1, 17 KOs) at the Scottrade Center, in Saint Louis, Missouri. Alexander, 21, the former 2004 United States Amateur light welterweight champion, will be defending his lightly regarded WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title against the 33 year-old Callist. Alexander, a volume puncher known for his counter punching ability as well as his ability to slip punches, is coming off his best performance of his career, a 12-round unanimous decision over the hard-punching veteran DeMarcus Corley in January 2008.
Alexander Decisions Corley, Collazo Defeats Barros
Undefeated junior welterweight prospect Devon Alexander (14-0, 9 KO’s) had little trouble grinding out a 12-round lopsided unanimous decision against former World Boxing Organization junior welterweight champion DeMarcus Corley (31-8-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Aside from the opening round when the 33 year-old Corley appeared to land the harder shots, Alexander had smooth sailing for the rest of the way, as he used his jab and straight left hand to easily defeat Corley.
Corley vs. Alexander On Saturday
Former World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion DeMarcus ‘Chop Chop’ Corley (31-7-1, 17 KOs) goes up against talented undefeated prospect Devon Alexander (13-0, 8 KOs) on the undercard of Roy Jones Jr. vs. Felix Trinidad at Madison Square Garden, in New York City, New York. Corley, 33, is disparately in the need of a win, having lost his last three fights in a row. However, it remains unlikely that Corley will come out on top in this one, as he seems to be a disk served up for prospect Alexander, 20, to look good against.
Devon Alexander Profile
Undefeated Former World Boxing Council Youth Welterweight Champion. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on Feb. 10, 1987. Height: 5’ 8 ½” – Weight: Super Lightweight (140). Record: 13-0, 8 KOs.
There is no stretching of the truth when it is said of Devon Alexander that he was a child prodigy in boxing or grew up in the sport. At age 7, Devon’s older brothers Lamar, 12, and Vaughan, 8, ventured across the street from a basketball court they were playing on in St. Louis to go inside Kevin Cunningham’s Hyde Park boxing gym. All three would go on to box professionally.