Junior Witter Plans To Finish Talking With His Fists

By Terence Dooley

Junior Witter, 35, has stopped talking about Amir Khan and Ricky Hatton, and is now fully focussed on this weekend's WBC light-welterweight showdown with Devon Alexander.  Witter, for too long the forgotten man of British boxing, is putting his career on the line in California, a loss to Alexander, who has a pristine 18-0 slate, will spell the end for Witter, at the top level at least.

Junior has claimed that he will be coming back home as the WBC champion.  “Saturday night is going to be the night I bring the belt back to Sheffield.  I am going to take this guy out in style,” claimed Witter.  “Devon tried to get the trash talk going but the only talking I will be doing will be with my fists.”

Junior has repeatedly called for a showdown with Amir Khan; this has increased fears over Witter's focus ahead of the Alexander fight.  In May of last year, Witter talked about Ricky Hatton more than he talked about scheduled foe Timothy Bradley, we all know what happened next (for those who don't: Witter looked dreadful in losing his WBC title to the unheralded Bradley).

British fans are hoping that Junior is cognisant of the task ahead, it is a tough ask for Junior, and he will need to be sharp on the night.  Witter is the more experienced of the two, with a 37-2-2 (22) slate, he will have to call on all of this experience to keep the younger, technically proficient American at bay.

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