On Tuesday IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander paid a visit to BoxingScene Radio to talk about his victory over Lee Purdy that took place Saturday night in Atlantic City. During the fight the 26-year-old stayed in the pocket and continuously b...
It wasn't Lee Purdy, as overweight late sub had the earmuffs on all fight, averaging just 48 punches thrown/12 landed per round before his corner stopped the fight. Devon Alexander, in an attempt to become a more fan-friendly fighter, threw 89 punch...
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City - IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander (25-1, 13 KOs) kept his title and streak going with a seventh round TKO over Lee Purdy (20-4-1, 13 KOs). Purdy took a beating for most of the fight, as Alexander unloaded with...
Colchester welterweight Lee Purdy produced a gutsy display before being pulled out by his corner after seven rounds against IBF champion Devon Alexander in Atlantic City on Saturday night. Alexander (25-1, 14 KO) dominated the contest from the outset...
Devon Alexander said hurting his left hand in the first round of his fight with Lee Purdy changed his game plan but didn’t get in the way of him going on to win by seventh-round technical knockout. Purdy’s corner stopped the bout before the eighth ro...
Devon Alexander's trainer and manager Kevin Cunningham has advised krikya360.com that his fighter broke his left hand in the first round of his TKO victory over Lee Purdy last night in Atlantic City. After the first round it was obvious that so...
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City - IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander (25-1, 14KOs) handed a one-sided beating to Lee Purdy (20-4-1, 13KOs), securing a seventh round stoppage when the corner would not allow the British boxer to come out for round...
For Devon Alexander, the last several months have been a series of starts and stops. He was supposed to start off 2013 with a bout against mandatory challenger Kell Brook but an ankle injury pushed back the original January 19 date in Los Angeles to...
UPDATE: "Lee Purdy couldn't shift the final [half a pound]," promoter Eddie Hearn wrote on Twitter. "Fight goes ahead with Alexander. If Lee wins, he will fight for [the] vacant title next." Caesars Atlantic City Hotel and Casino — Junior welterwe...
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City - The weights are in for Saturday's Showtime televised doubleheader. In the main event, junior welterweight champions Lamont Peterson and Lucas Matthysse will battle at a catch-weight of 141-pounds. Matthysse was 140-pou...
Lee Purdy has warned Devon Alexander that he will put on an explosive show in Atlantic City as he bids to rip the IBF welterweight title from his grasp on Saturday night live on Sky Sports HD1. Purdy tackles the St. Louis man at the famous Boardwa...
Lee Purdy insists Devon Alexander is not an 'elite' fighter and he plans to dethrone the IBF welterweight champion on Saturday night. Purdy stepped in to face Alexander on short notice after Kell Brook's withdrawal through injury and he is a major...
NEW YORK - All five of the fighters in attendance at Wednesday's press conference at Lucille's Bar & Grill (located inside B.B. King's Blues Club) in New York City were confident and ready for fight night as they discussed their upcoming bouts taking...