Khan-Alexander

By Scott Gilfoid: IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander (25-1, 14 KO’s) is understandably not eager to fight Amir Khan (28-3, 19 KO’s) on December 7th in Dubai in front of what would likely be a packed audience of Khan supporters with very, very few fans supporting the talented American Alexander.

However, Alexander will agree to take the fight if he gets the right kind of cash offer from Golden Boy Promotions to fly all over there and fight under those conditions. Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer will be flying to Dubai tomorrow to try and find a suitable site for the Khan-Alexander fight and he’s hoping to come back to the U.S with some good news.

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By Scott Gilfoid: Kevin Cunningham, the trainer for IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander (25-1, 14 KO’s), believes his fighter will KO former IBF/WBC light welterweight champion Amir Khan (28-3, 19 KO’s) when and if they face each other in December like what’s being talked about.

Cunningham says there is no deal yet for Alexander to face Khan in December, but he thinks it’s going to happen. Khan needs that fight to redeem himself for his 4th round knockout loss to Danny Garcia last July because Khan doesn’t anything to make boxing fans forget about that loss.

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By Scott Gilfoid: IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander (25-1, 14 KO’s) recently said no to the idea of him defending his title against Amir Khan (28-3, 19 KO’s) in Dubai, but it looks like Alexander may have changed his mind about taking the fight there.

Khan says that Golden Boy Promotions is working on having the Khan-Alexander fight take place in Dubai rather than St. Louis, Alexander’s home city or Las Vegas, Nevada.

Khan said to The Sun “We discussed Dubai and put it on the table as my preferred option to Devon.

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By Scott Gilfoid: If Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions has his way he’ll be putting IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander’s title defense against Amir Khan in Dubai on December 7th.

Schaefer says he’s got both Khan and Alexander saying yes to the fight, and all he needs now is to get the fight done as far as contracts and the venue.

Putting the fight in Dubai will ensure that Khan-Alexander will have a large audience, although I think the fight would do equally well in St. Louis, Missouri or the UK.

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By Scott Gilfoid: Marcos Maidana is picking Amir Khan (28-3, 19 KO’s) to beat IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander (25-1, 14 KO’s) in their proposed fight on December 7th. Maidana has lost two both fighters, but he feels that Khan’s hand speed will be key to him beating Alexander.

Maidana was beaten worse by Alexander than Khan, but he still thinks Khan will be too fast for Alexander when that fight happens in December.

Maidana said this to esnewsreporting.com when asked who will win in a fight between Khan and Alexander: “Amir Khan punches fast. Alexander [is] not strong, no power.”

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By Dominic Sauboorah: Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer has stated that a fight between former WBA and IBF Light Welterweight champion Amir Khan (28-3, 19 KO’s) and IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander (25-1, 14 KO’s) is close to being finalized for some point this year. He also stated how the fight could take place in Dubai.

According to the Daily Mail Schaefer said “Amir needs one fight at welterweight, along with a title, to set up the match with Floyd. He is getting that chance against Devon, who has agreed the fight. We will be finalizing and signing the contracts in the next couple of weeks…If he defeats Devon…the next step for him would be against Floyd.”

This is an intriguing match up between two world rated fighters. Mentally I believe Alexander will have the edge, considering that he’s beaten the likes of Lucas Matthysse, Marcos Maidana and Randal Bailey since being stopped by Timothy Bradley over two years ago. Khan is still in the learning process under Virgil Hunter who appears to have improved, temperament wise, under the tutelage of the trainer from Los Angeles.

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By William Mackay: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson’s positive drug results that showed synthetic testosterone in his blood has left Amir Khan in a precarious situation where he might actually end up having to face someone even better than Peterson in Devon Alexander (23-1, 13 KO’s).

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