Devon Alexander

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Devon Alexander
Devon Alexander.jpg
Alexander (right) vs. Corley, 2008
Born (1987-02-10) February 10, 1987 (age 37)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Other namesThe Great
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174 cm) [1]
Reach69 in (175 cm) [1]
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights36
Wins27
Wins by KO14
Losses8
Draws1

Devon Alexander (born February 10, 1987) is an American professional boxer. He is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the unified WBC and IBF light welterweight titles in 2010, and the IBF welterweight title from 2012 to 2013. Alexander was prescribed Tramadol after surgery in 2012, and thereafter had to battle opiate addiction, coming clean in 2018. [2]

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Early life

Alexander grew up in the Hyde Park neighborhood of north St. Louis, Missouri in an area described as rough, gang- and drug-infested. [3] He would later join the boxing gym that Kevin Cunningham, a former police officer and security officer at Clay Community Center, turned trainer, founded in the basement of an old police station. [4]

Thirty youngsters joined the boxing program of Cunningham, who had hoped to keep them out of trouble, off the streets, and in the ring. A stablemate of Alexander's, Cory Spinks would later become welterweight champion. [5]

Devon Alexander is married to Cesily Alexander, with whom he has five children. They met during high school in 2003 and began dating after Alexander's father passed away in 2005. In 2014, Devon and Cesily Alexander were married. Their children, listed from oldest to youngest, are Devon Alexander Jr, Cesily Alexander, Sevyn Leigh Alexander, Levon Alexander, and Lesily Alexander. At 36 years of age, Devon Alexander is set to open a gym in St. Louis called the Devon Alexander Multi Sports Complex, aiming to give back to the community that has supported him. On November 4th, 2023, he hosted his first amateur boxing show, the Devon Alexander Amateur Boxing Invitational Classic. Alexander has also signed a contract with Harris Stowe University, located in St. Louis, to host seasonal shows supporting local boxers and keeping youth engaged. As he enters this new phase of his career, Alexander is committed to giving back and plans to become a promoter for St. Louis-based professional boxers in the coming summer. This endeavor marks the beginning of his efforts to make a significant impact on his community.

Amateur career

Alexander had an outstanding amateur career, compiling a record of 300-10 under the tutelage of Cunningham. He was a four-time Silver Gloves champion from ages 10–14; three-time PAL national champion; Junior Golden Gloves and Junior Olympics national champion; 2003 United States national champion in the 19-and-under division; and 2004 United States light welterweight national champion. Alexander made it to the final round of the 2004 Olympic trials, where he battled Rock Allen to a draw and was knocked down once before losing on a tie-breaker. [6]

Professional career

Light welterweight

At age 17, Alexander made his professional debut, defeating Vincent Torres by first round technical knockout in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. [6]

He went up against former WBO junior welterweight champion DeMarcus Corley on January 19, 2008, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Alexander easily defeated Corley by unanimous decision. [7]

Light welterweight title

On August 1, 2009, Alexander defeated Junior Witter to claim the vacant WBC light welterweight championship. Witter gave up on his stool after the eighth round, claiming that he had re-injured his left hand. Alexander was hurt by a right hand in round 2. All three judges had Alexander ahead at the time of the stoppage 79-73, 79-73, 80-72.

Alexander vs. Urango

Alexander was next scheduled to face two-time champion Juan Urango of Colombia in a title unification bout. March 6, 2010 bout was held at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut and was televised on HBO's "Boxing After Dark" telecast. [4] To train for the fight, Alexander used a Las Vegas house lent by promoter Don King as training base. [5] Devon Alexander defeated Juan Urango by TKO in round 8. Alexander threw an uppercut which dropped Urango. Urango made the count but Alexander resumed his attack and threw a hook to Urango's temple which again dropped him. Urango stood up but was clearly dazed, resulting in a stoppage by the referee. Urango, who suffered his first KO defeat, called out Timothy Bradley after the fight, but a fight was never made because Bradley just moved up to welterweight.

In his next fight he faced Andreas Kotelnik, the former WBA Light Welterweight champion, in his hometown of St. Louis Missouri on August 7 in front of members of the St. Louis Rams, Evander Holyfield and Floyd Mayweather. [8] Alexander won the fight by a controversial unanimous decision with all judges scoring the fight 116-112.

On October 22, 2010, Alexander was stripped of the IBF Junior Welterweight title for not fighting the no. 1 contender, Kaizer Mabuza.

Alexander vs. Bradley

Alexander's next fight, on January 29, 2011, took place against Timothy Bradley, which he lost via 10th round TD after an unintentional head-butt forced a stop to the bout. [9]

Alexander vs. Matthysse

On June 25, 2011, Alexander defeated Lucas Matthysse in a controversial split decision. The judges scored the fight 96-93 and 95-94 for Alexander and 96-93 for Matthysse.

Welterweight

On February 25, 2012 Alexander moved up to welterweight and put on a dominating performance against highly regarded and hard-charging Marcos Maidana. Alexander landed the right hook at will, catching Maidana with his left hand down throughout the contest. Maidana was seemingly surprised by both the speed and power Alexander displayed at his first fight at welterweight. Only one of the three judges had Maidana winning a round. The impressive nature of the win earned Alexander a title match with Randall Bailey in September 2012. Alexander was criticized by some however, for fighting illegally at some points during the fight.

Alexander was scheduled to fight titlest Randall Bailey as a main event on Showtime Championship Boxing on September 8, 2012, but Bailey withdrew due to injury. Their fight was replaced with the original undercard fight between Olusegun Ajose and Lucas Matthysse and an originally scheduled non-televised fight between J'Leon Love and Ramon Valenzuela was changed to a televised bout. [10]

IBF welterweight champion

Alexander returned to action on October 20, 2012, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where he won the IBF Welterweight title by unanimous decision against Ring Top 10 Welterweight, Randall Bailey. The fight was fought at a comfortable pace for Alexander, with very little exchanges, as Bailey did not let his hands go very often. In a one sided fight, Alexander won his third world title in his second division.

Alexander vs. Brook cancellation

Alexander's next fight was originally supposed to happen on January 19, 2013 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, against mandatory challenger and Ring No. 3 ranked Welterweight, Kell Brook. However, Brook suffered an ankle injury during training, and the fight was postponed for Feb 23rd with the fight taking place in Detroit, where undercard fighter Cornelius Bundrage would be a big draw. There were many venues up for consideration ranging from The Royal Oak Music Theater to The Joe Louis Arena, with the decision finally landing to the theater at Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan. Before the fight, this time Alexander suffered an injury from his bicep during training rescheduling the fight yet again for May 18, 2013 at the Boardwalk Hall In Atlantic City, New Jersey. Brook would later withdraw from the fight due to a foot injury, calling the fight off for a third time. Alexander would defend his title against replacement Lee Purdy with Purdy retiring on the stool in the end of the seventh round. Devon won easily but hurt his left hand.

Devon would go on to lose his next two biggest fights, losing his championship belt and status as a top contender after all boxing governing bodies removed Devon Alexander from their top rankings. [11]

Shawn Porter loss

Alexander would lose the IBF Welterweight title to Shawn Porter on December 7, 2013 by unanimous decision with scores of 115-113, 116-112 and 116-112. [12]

Alexander vs. Khan

Alexander lost the WBC Silver Welterweight title to Amir Khan on December 13, 2014 by a lopsided unanimous decision with scores of 119-109, 118-110, 120-108. [13]

Alexander vs. Martinez

Alexander took on gate keeper Aaron Martinez on October 14, 2015 and was dominated through 10 rounds, en route to ultimately losing a unanimous decision.

Alexander vs. Ortiz

On February 17, 2018, Alexander faced Victor Ortiz. Alexander started the fight well, and it looked like he built an early lead on the scorecards, as he was noticeably outlanding his opponent. Ortiz did better in the second part of the fight, which was enough in the eyes of one of the judges to score the fight 115-113 in favor of Ortiz, while the other two judges had it a draw, 114-114, ending the fight in a majority draw. [14]

Alexander vs. Berto

On August 4, 2018, Alexander fought another former world champion in Andre Berto. Alexander, as in his previous fight fought great in the opening rounds and managed to drop Berto in the third round. Berto would, however, be the much better fighter in the later rounds, which earned him the split-decision win, 115-112, 115-12 and 113-114. [15]

Alexander vs. Redkach

In his next fight, Alexander fought Ivan Redkach. Both fighters fought a solid fight in the opening rounds. In the sixth round, Redkach managed to drop Alexander with a stunning uppercut and left hand. Alexander beat the count, only to be dropped two more times, the second being the final one before the referee waved the fight off, awarding Redkach with the KO victory. [16]

Controversy

In 2015, Alexander publicly took a strong stance against The Supreme Court of the United States of America legitimatizing same-sex marriage in the U.S. and tweeted homophobic statements that were later discussed on boxing articles the next day. [17] [18] [19]

Professional boxing record

36 fights27 wins8 losses
By knockout142
By decision136
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
36Loss27–8–1 Gabriel Maestre RTD3 (10), 3:00Apr 8, 2023Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S.
35Loss27–7–1Lucas SantamariaUD10Aug 7, 2021 Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
34Loss27–6–1 Ivan Redkach TKO6 (10), 1:10Jun 1, 2019Soboba Casino Resort, San Jacinto, California, U.S.
33Loss27–5–1 Andre Berto SD12Aug 4, 2018 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, U.S.
32Draw27–4–1 Victor Ortiz MD12Feb 17, 2018 Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
31Win27–4Walter CastilloUD10Nov 21, 2017The Coliseum, St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
30Loss26–4Aaron MartinezUD10Oct 14, 2015 Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona, U.S.
29Loss26–3 Amir Khan UD12Dec 13, 2014 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.For WBC Silver welterweight title
28Win26–2 Jesús Soto Karass UD10Jun 21, 2014 StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.
27Loss25–2 Shawn Porter UD12Dec 7, 2013Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.Lost IBF welterweight title
26Win25–1 Lee Purdy RTD7 (12), 3:00May 18, 2013 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.Retained IBF welterweight title
25Win24–1 Randall Bailey UD12Oct 20, 2012 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.Won IBF welterweight title
24Win23–1 Marcos Maidana UD10Feb 25, 2012Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
23Win22–1 Lucas Matthysse SD10Jun 25, 2011Family Arena, St. Charles, Missouri, U.S.
22Loss21–1 Timothy Bradley TD10 (12), 3:00 Jan 29, 2011 Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.Lost WBC light welterweight title;
For WBO light welterweight title;
Unanimous TD: Alexander cut from an accidental head clash
21Win21–0 Andreas Kotelnik UD12Aug 7, 2010Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.Retained WBC and IBF light welterweight titles
20Win20–0 Juan Urango TKO8 (12), 1:12Mar 6, 2010 Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.Retained WBC light welterweight title;
Won IBF light welterweight title
19Win19–0 Junior Witter RTD8 (12), 3:00Aug 1, 2009 Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.Won vacant WBC light welterweight title
18Win18–0Jesús RodríguezKO9 (10), 0:58Apr 24, 2009Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
17Win17–0Christopher FernandezRTD3 (8), 3:00Dec 11, 2008 Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
16Win16–0Sun-Haeng LeeTKO4 (10), 0:19Nov 7, 2008Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China
15Win15–0Miguel CallistUD12Mar 27, 2008 Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.Retained WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title
14Win14–0 DeMarcus Corley UD12Jan 19, 2008 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.Won vacant WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title
13Win13–0Cory PetersonTKO1 (8), 2:59Oct 13, 2007 Sears Centre Arena, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, U.S.
12Win12–0Marcus LuckKO3 (8), 1:24Jul 7, 2007 The Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
11Win11–0Scott BallKO7 (8), 0:59Mar 3, 2007 Belterra Casino Resort & Spa, Florence, Indiana, U.S.
10Win10–0Maximino CuevasTKO4 (4), 2:02Jan 6, 2007 Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
9Win9–0Tyler ZiolkowskiTKO1 (10), 2:40Jul 8, 2006Savvis Center, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.Won vacant WBC Youth welterweight title
8Win8–0Seth HebenstreitUD6Mar 9, 2006The Spott, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
7Win7–0Kelly WrightUD6Oct 21, 2005Savvis Center, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
6Win6–0Christian NashTKO2 (4), 2:28Sep 30, 2005Noa Noa Night Club, Stone Park, Illinois, U.S.
5Win5–0John RudolphTKO3 (4), 1:01Jun 2, 2005 Family Arena, St. Charles, Missouri, U.S.
4Win4–0Felix LoraUD6May 21, 2005 United Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
3Win3–0Donovan CastanedaUD6Feb 5, 2005 Savvis Center, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
2Win2–0Karl HunterUD4Jun 3, 2004Ambassador Club, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
1Win1–0Vincent TorresTKO1 (4)May 20, 2004Kewadin Casino, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, U.S.

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Further reading

Sporting positions
Amateur boxing titles
Previous:
Lamont Peterson 		U.S. light welterweight champion
2004		Next:
Karl Dargan
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Timothy Bradley 		WBC Youth welterweight champion
July 8, 2006 – February 2007
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
James de la Rosa
Vacant
Title last held by
Michel Rosales 		WBC Continental Americas
light welterweight champion
January 19, 2008 – December 2008
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Jo Jo Dan
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Timothy Bradley
stripped		 WBC light welterweight champion
August 1, 2009 – January 29, 2011 		Succeeded by
Timothy Bradley
Preceded by IBF light welterweight champion
March 6, 2010 – October 22, 2010
Stripped		Vacant
Title next held by
Zab Judah
Preceded by IBF welterweight champion
October 20, 2012 – December 7, 2013		Succeeded by
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