By Ryan Burton
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA- WBC junior welterweight champion Devon Alexander is hundreds of miles away from home in the middle of the most important training camp of his life. Being in training camp during the holidays is the ultimate sacrifice a fighter can make. With a huge unification showdown on the horizon Alexander knows that such a sacrifice is necessary. "This is the biggest fight of my life and that is how I am treating it," Alexander told Boxingscene.com.
Holding training camp away from Alexander's native St. Louis means being away from family and friends for the holidays. "I am in camp focused on the fight. It is tough being away from my family and friends for Christmas and New Years. It is especially tough being away from my kids but it is necessary. When I come away with the victory on January 29th it will have been well worth it."
Alexander has held his last few training camps in Las Vegas and while Alexander isn't a big talker his manager and trainer Kevin Cunningham usually has plenty to say. Team Alexander is almost four weeks into camp and except for a short hiatus in training for a trip out to Michigan for a press conference even Cunningham has been unusually quiet. Alexander's trainer told Boxingscene, "We are in a foxhole preparing for war. We don't have time for a whole lot of conversation."
Alexander versus Bradley is HBO's first fight of 2011 and boxing's first big fight of 2011. The fight takes place at the Silver Dome in Pontiac, Michigan. Both Alexander and Bradley are hoping that winning the high profile fight will lead to one of boxing's ultimate prizes, a showdown with Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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