Devon Alexander: record, next fight and profile →
Former two-division champion Devon Alexander “The Great” (27-4) bounced back from a two year hiatus from the ring with a dominant points victory over Walter Castillo (26-5) on November 21st. The bout headlines a PBC on FS1 card and was Alexander’s first victory in nearly three and a half years.
Alexander vs. Castillo Fight Photos Gallery - Former world champion Devon Alexander (27-4, 14 KOs) returned to the ring in impressive style as he dominated Walter Castillo (26-5-1, 19 KOs) on his way to a unanimous decision in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Tuesday night from The Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Former world champion Devon Alexander (27-4, 14 KOs) returned to the ring in impressive style as he dominated Walter Castillo (26-5-1, 19 KOs) on his way to a unanimous decision in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Tuesday night from The Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Devon Alexander dominated Walter Castillo on Tuesday night in his first fight in more than two years. The former junior welterweight and welterweight champion was quicker, sharper and smarter than Castillo, dropped his opponent in the second round and easily won a 10-round welterweight fight in St. Petersburg, Florida. Alexander won by big margins on two of the three scorecards in a fight FS1 broadcast as the main event of a “Toe-To-Toe Tuesdays” telecast from The Coliseum.
If you’ve ever wondered what happened to Devon Alexander’s career in recent years, you don’t know the half of it. The former junior welterweight and welterweight champion revealed in a story posted to the Premier Boxing Champions website Monday that his two-year layoff was caused in large part by an opioid addiction. As he prepares to return to the ring Tuesday night against Walter Castillo (FS1; 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT), Alexander is telling his story for the first time in hopes of helping other addicts get the help they need.
Alexander vs. Castillo Weights Photos Gallery - Former 147-pound world champion Devon Alexander will battle rugged contender Walter Castillo in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DECAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Tuesday, Nov. 21 from The Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Florida with televised coverage beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT. Photos by Douglas DeFelice/PBC
Former 147-pound world champion Devon Alexander will battle rugged contender Walter Castillo in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Tuesday, Nov. 21 from The Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Florida with televised coverage beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.
BoxingScene.com has been advised that former two-division champion Devon Alexander (26-4) will return to the ring on October 3rd in a Fox Sports 1 main event against Walter Castillo (26-4-1). Alexander has been out of the ring since losing an unanimous decision against Aaron Martinez in October, 2015. The fight was his second loss in a row after also losing a decision to Amir Khan.
In the second part of this Q&A session, world class trainer Kevin Cunningham goes further into detail on the personal demons that his fighter, three-time champion Devon Alexander (26-4), went through and how he is close to returning to the ring after kicking a two and a half year prescription drug addiction that began after his dominant victory over former champion Marcos Maidana. Alexander has been in Cunningham's Florida training compound for nearly four months for what they hope is a major comeback for the former super lightweight and welterweight champion.
In this two part Q&A, world class trainer Kevin Cunningham opens up on the personal demons that his fighter, three-time champion Devon Alexander (26-4), went through and how he is close to returning to the ring after kicking a two and a half year prescription drug addiction that began after his dominant victory over former champion Marcos Maidana.