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Former junior welterweight champion Devon Alexander is set to officially start his training camp on January 2nd for his February 25th fight versus Marcos Maidana. Alexander has held camp in Las Vegas or Colorado Springs for many of his recent fights. The St. Louis native is happy that he will be training at home for the showdown against Maidana.
The first quarter of 2012 is shaping up in the boxing world and already some intriguing fights have been set.
Former junior welterweight champion Devon Alexander "The Great" appeared on a recent episode of The Boxing Lab, BoxingScene.com's official audio show. Alexander will face Marcos Maidana on February 25th in the main event of an HBO doubleheader. WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner will defend his title versus Eloy Perez in the televised opener.
Former WBC/IBF junior welterweight champion Devon Alexander appeared on the most recent edition of The Boxing Lab, BoxingScene.com's official audio show. Alexander will be making his welterweight debut in February against Marcos Maidana who will also be moving up to welterweight.
NEW YORK — Now that Brandon Rios is finished fighting at 135 pounds, promoter Bob Arum is thinking about potential opponents for Rios at junior welterweight.
“Devon’s excited and he’s ready to expose Maidana.” ~Kevin Cunningham, trainer of Devon Alexander, talking about a possible fight at welterweight between Alexander and Marcos Maidana.”
By Luis Sandoval - Erik Morales was on Boxingscene’s official audio show The Boxing Lab and addressed a possible rematch with Marcos Maidana. Both men faced off earlier this year and the result was a majority decision for Maidana in a terrific fight. A talk of a rematch had been previously discussed but no agreement was ever reached. That didn’t stop both fighters from spewing insults and blame for why the rematch was not made. Since their meeting, Morales has gone on to win the WBC Light Welterweight title and no longer seems interested in pursuing such a fight.
BoxingScene.com recently caught up with former WBC/IBF junior welterweight champion Devon Alexander "The Great". The St. Louis native bounced back from suffering the first defeat of his career against Tim Bradley by pulling out a split decision in an exciting fight versus tough Argentinean Lucas Matthysse.
As initially reported by BoxingScene.com, it appears that an attractive matchup between former champion Devon Alexander and WBA junior welterweight titleholder Marcos Maidana is on tap for January of February of next year. The bout would be contested in the welterweight division and would present an interesting contrast in styles given Maidana's all-action, pressing nature and Alexander’s boxing skills.
BoxingSene.com has been advised that an agreement has been reached in principle for WBA junior welterweight champion Marcos Maidana to face former unified junior welterweight champion Devon Alexander. The fight will be fought at that the welterweight limit of 147 pounds.