IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander won a close split decision over Lucas Matthysse in June, 2011. Some observers felt that the Argentine sensation deserved to get the nod on the scorecards. On a recent edition of BoxingScene Radio, Alexander s...
Hard hitting Lucas Matthysse will be taking on Humberto Soto as the co-feature this Saturday night at the Staples Center which will air live on Showtime. Matthysse's career mostly took place in his country of Argentina but in his last 2 fight in...
By Jake Donovan - There have been fights that have produced results that prompted threats of an investigation and boxing reform. Often is the case that some sort of protest takes place by the offended party, but rarely if ever does anything ever come...
In what was probably the toughest call of the weekend’s three rough scoring affairs, Jr. Welterweight Mike Dallas lost to Mauricio Herrera, aired on Friday Night Fights in the U.S. Ruminating on a fight he, and the crowd, felt he won, Dallas spoke t...
By Chris LaBate - Family Arena, St. Charles, MO. - In a very important junior welterweight bout, Devon Alexander (22-1, 13KOs) won a close ten round split decision over Lucas Matthysse (28-2, 26KOs). The scores were 96-93 for Alexander, 96-93 for Mat...
Former light-welterweight champion Devon Alexander overcame a knockdown to beat Lucas Matthysse on his comeback in Missouri. The 24-year-old, who lost a unification fight with Timothy Bradley earlier this year, edged a split decision against the toug...
Family Arena, St. Charles, MO. - On Saturday night, Devon Alexander (22-1, 13KOs) won a close ten round split decision over Lucas Matthysse (28-2, 26KOs) of Argentina. The scores were 96-93 for Alexander, 96-93 for Matthysse, and 95-94 for Alexander....
By Jake Donovan - Devon Alexander has officially reached that point. It’s the point when potential eventually gives way to results, and the results for his last three fights highly suggest that the man dubbed Alexander is the Great, is simply just...
Lucas Matthysse was busier, landed more punches in the fight and the harder punches. Devon Alexander was down in the fourth, but still managed to secure a ten round split decision victory. As Max Kellerman would ask, "who would you rather have been b...
The promoter of southpaw four-time titlist and current IBF junior welterweight champion Zab Judah believes that southpaw ex-belt-holder, Devon Alexander, will "have his hands full" on Saturday night opposite Argentinian junior welterweight Lucas Matt...
By Cliff Rold - It would be absurd to call a fight between two talented men in their 20s, both with only a single defeat, a must-win situation. ‘Do or die’ would be hyperbolic. However, in the world of limited TV dates and starts that often favor...
CompuBox takes a historical look at the statistics for the junior welterweight clash between Devon Alexander and Lucas Matthysse. CompuBox breaks down the stats for the last five fights for Alexander and the last five fights for Matthysse. Alexander...
By Jake Donovan - Bernard Hopkins UD12 Jean Pascal. Two full fight cards have since aired on HBO. But Hopkins’ historic championship win one month ago was the last competitive fight – on paper and in reality – to air on a network once widely ident...