Most of the principal fighters taking part in Don King’s history-making fight card on Saturday (HBO: 9:45 p.m. ET/PT) at The Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo., were on hand for the event’s final press conference. King hosted the press conference, touting the event, St. Charles, St. Louis and Missouri. “It’s a Lou think in…
Twenty-four-year-old Devon Alexander “The Great†(21-1, 13 KOs) walked into his St. Louis gym today for a media workout looking like a mature fighter who knows what is at stake in his 140-pound showdown against Argentine knockout artist Lucas Matthysse on Saturday at The Family Arena in nearby St. Charles (HBO: 9:45 p.m. ET/PT) When…
Light welterweight champions Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley weighed in yesterday prior to their unification clash this evening at the Silverdome in Pontiac, MI. HBO televises at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. WBC/WBO Light Welterweight Championship, 12 rounds Devon Alexander: 140 lb Timothy Bradley: 139.5 lb
Thomas “The Hitman†Hearns was at Kronk Gym in Detroit this week for fighter media workouts before Saturday’s world championship unification at the nearby Silverdome in Pontiac between undefeated 140-pound world champions Timothy “Desert Storm†Bradley (26-0, 11 KOs), from North Palm Springs, Calif., and Devon Alexander “The Great†(21-0, 13 KOs), from St. Louis.
One of the most anticipated fights in boxing — and the biggest bout of a young 2011 — will take place when undefeated world champions Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley duke it out at the 140-pound weight limit on Saturday, January 29 at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich.
© David Martin-Warr The final press conference was held on Wednesday at Scottrade Center in St. Louis promoting Don King’s world championship tripleheader, and a fourth championship match, on Saturday.
Undefeated 22 year old WBC No. 1 ranked super lightweight Devon Alexander “The Greatâ€, 17-0 (10) has made the brash move of actively pursuing a match against former unified lightweight world champion Nate “Galaxxy Warrior†Campbell, 33-5-1 (25). “I will fight anyone that Don King or the television networks want me to fight,†Alexander, a…