Andre Berto: record, next fight and profile →
Berto, Alexander Weigh-In Photos Gallery - Former welterweight world champions Andre Berto and Devon Alexander went face-to-face at the official weigh-in before their primetime main event Saturday, August 4 in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Deportes from NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Former welterweight champion Andre Berto is very interested in a potential fight between IBF welterweight king Errol Spence and current WBC, IBF lightweight champion Mikey Garcia. In the last few weeks, Garcia (39-0, 30 KOs) has made it clear that he's willing to move up by two full weight divisions, to the welterweight limit of 147-pounds, to challenge Spence (24-0, 21 KOs).
Former two division champion Devon Alexander is only a few days away from his scheduled bout with fellow former champion Andre Berto. The contest takes place this Saturday night at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
Berto, Alexander Press Conference Photos Gallery - Former welterweight world champions Andre Berto and Devon Alexander went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before their primetime main event Saturday, August 4 in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Deportes from NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
LOS ANGELES – Shawn Porter suspects Andre Berto is simply trying to rationalize his technical knockout loss to Porter last year. That’s the only explanation that made sense to Porter once he was told Berto blamed his loss on Porter’s repeated head-butts during a conference call last week (https://www.boxingscene.com/berto-porter-fight-bullsht-it-all-head-butts--130269). Porter dropped Berto once in the second round and twice in the ninth round on his way to stopping him in the ninth round of their April 2017 fight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
By Thomas Gerbasi - After nearly 14 years in the pro game, Andre Berto doesn’t get taken in by the pomp and circumstance of a big main event fight anymore. These days, he’s all about getting on a plane and getting to the fight as soon as possible. “Yeah, I think that’s where we are nowadays,” he laughs. “We’ve done this...
Alexander held two world championships by the time he was 23 years old. But after defeating Marcos Maidana in early 2012, Alexander underwent surgery to remove a blood clot from his nose. He was prescribed Tramadol, a powerful opiate painkiller, to help in his recovery. Instead, the drug turned Alexander into an addict.
Andre Berto didn’t call Shawn Porter a dirty fighter Tuesday. The former WBC welterweight champion made it perfectly clear, however, that he believes Porter’s blatant use of his head had more to do with the outcome of their fight than anything. Porter knocked down Berto three times on his way to beating Berto by ninth-round technical knockout in April 2017.
Former world champion Luis Collazo (37-7, 20 KOs) is back in the ring on August 4th, when he face Bryant Perella in FOX televised fight from the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The main event of that card will feature a battle a scrap between former welterweight champions, Andre Berto and Devon Alexander.
Former 147-pound world champions Andre Berto (31-5, 24 KOs)and Devon Alexander (27-4-1, 14 KOs)will battle in a 12-round showdown that headlines a stacked night of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes live in prime time on Saturday, August 4 from NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The telecast begins at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT with former world champion Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (33-1-1, 23 KOs)facing 168-pound contender J'Leon Love (24-1-1, 13 KOs) in a 10-round bout. Also in action will be former amateur standout and fast-rising unbeaten prospect Joey Spencer (3-0, 3 KOs) in a super welterweight match.