By Ryan Burton
2015 definitely wasn't a great year for Devon Alexander (26-4). In fact it was the worst time period of his professional career as he didn't win a fight in a calendar year for the first time in his pro career.
The former two-division champion lost an unanimous decision to Amir Khan in December, 2014 and didn't return to the ring until 10 months later when gritty veteran Aaron Martinez pulled off a major upset, beating Alexander by unanimous decision in Arizona.
Alexander, who is still just 28 years old, said that he wants to make another title run but plans on getting back to the basics that led to him to being a top prospect and then one of the best fighters in the world. He has dominant victories over former champions Marcos Maidana, Juan Urango and many other good wins.
"Ryan, last year obviously wasn't what I wanted. So I'm going back to the ground level and looking to build my way back up to the fighter I used to be," said Alexander who recently announced his engagement to Cesily Sanders.
The St. Louis native said he is targeting a summer return and feels he has another run left in him.
"I want to spend some time in the gym and then the fans will see me going back to dominating. I never ducked nobody. The fans know that and can expect to see me work my way back up to the big fights," Alexander told BoxingScene.com.
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