A source close to the situation has advised BoxingScene.com that Eloy Perez tested positive for cocaine following his fourth-round stoppage loss to Adrien Broner in St. Louis on February 25.
Rising star Adrien Broner dominated Eloy Perez, a legit top ten opponent. The selective Broner (52 punches thrown per round) landed 47% of his power shots, while Perez landed just 10 power punches all fight.
By Ryan Maquiñana - With his hometown crowd in full support, Devon Alexander’s handspeed, footwork, and precision punching carried him to a unanimous decision victory over Marcos Maidana at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo., Saturday night. “Speed kills,” Alexander said. “I'm working hard for St. Louis and to be the best in the world." Both former 140-pound titlists moved up to welterweight for this fight, and the age-old matchup between a southpaw boxer in Alexander (23-1, 13 KOs) and a pure orthodox pressure fighter in Maidana (31-3, 28 KOs) would play out as expected—just not in such a lopsided manner. "We train hard,” Alexander told HBO ringside commentator Max Kellerman. “Like I told you in the fighters' meeting, I was able to analyze myself and what I was doing wrong and we got the victory.” After an ugly technical decision defeat to Tim Bradley and so-so performance in a razor-sharp split nod over Lucas Matthysse, Alexander and longtime trainer Kevin Cunningham were determined to put a subpar 2011 behind them and start the year by making a statement.
Scottrade Center, Saint Louis, Missouri - WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner (23-0, 19KOs) knocked out his mandatory challenger, previously undefeated Eloy Perez (23-1, 7KOs), in four rounds. In the first three rounds, the bigger Broner was walking Perez down and the pressure was starting to affect Perez early. Broner was landing a lot of big shots and Perez took them well, at least in the early rounds. In the fourth, a straight right hand put Perez down for the count.
HBO’s Boxing After Dark heads back to the Show Me state, where all four fighters on the telecast plan to show the industry why each claim to be the best in their given weight class. In store for your Saturday evening viewing pleasure is a televised doubleheader live from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO.
With three big fights, on two separate broadcasts, boxing fans can look forward to a second consecutive weekend of high quality boxing. All three fights feature top ten talents. All three look competitive.
Scottrade Center, Saint Louis, Missouri - The weights are in for HBO's televised doubleheader on Saturday night. In the welterweight main event, Marcos Maidana (31-2, 28KOs) 146.75-pounds will battle Devon Alexander (22-1, 13KOs) 146.5. In the co-feature, Adrien Broner (22-0, 18KOs) will defend the WBO super featherweight title against mandatory challenger Eloy Perez (23-0-2, 7KOs). Both boxers weighed 130-pounds. Photos by Tom Hogan/Photos.
(From Left to Right) WBO Junior Lightweight World Champion Adrien Broner, former Two-Time World Champion Devon Alexander, President of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar de la Hoya, WBA Super Lightweight World Champion Marcos Maidana and undefeated number one rated WBO junior lightweight contender Eloy Perez pose on February 23, 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri at the final press conference for Alexander’s, Maidana’s, Bronoer’s and Perez’s February 25, 2012 fights at Scottrade Center in St. Louis where Alexander will face Maidana and Broner will defend his title against Perez, both of which will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark. Photos by Mark Bruckner/Hoganphotos.
With only two days until Adrien Broner’s second junior lightweight title defense against Eloy Perez, the only man to spar both heated rivals within the past year offered his take on sharing the ring with them.
Former Two-Time World Champion Devon Alexander (Left) and WBO Junior Lightweight World Champion Adrien Broner (Right) pose on February 22, 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri during a media workout in preparation their February 25, 2012 fights when Alexander will face WBA Super Lightweight World Champion Marcos Maidana and Broner will defend his title against undefeated number one rated WBO junior lightweight contender Eloy Perez at Scottrade Center in St. Louis which will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark. Photos by Marc Buckner/Hoganphotos