Devon Alexander
| Devon Alexander | |
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Alexander (right) vs. Corley, 2008
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| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | The Great |
| Rated at | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 1⁄2 in (174 cm) |
| Reach | 69 in (175 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
February 10, 1987 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 30 |
| Wins | 26 |
| Wins by KO | 14 |
| Losses | 4 |
Devon Alexander (born February 10, 1987) is an American professional boxer. He is a former two-weight world champion, having held the unified WBC and IBF light welterweight titles in 2010, and the IBF welterweight title from 2012 to 2013.
Alexander grew up in the Hyde Park neighborhood of north St. Louis, Missouri in an area described as rough, gang- and drug-infested. Alexander was mentored by various people at a young age including Former NFL players Eric Drain and Demetrius Johnson, principal of Clay Community Education Center Frank Muelhauser, and PE teacher, Brad Slinkard. 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.
Thirty kids joined the boxing program of Cunningham, who had hoped to keep the kids out of trouble, off the streets, and in the ring. A stablemate of Alexander's, Cory Spinks would become welterweight champion. .
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.
At age 17, Alexander made his professional debut, defeating Vincent Torres by first round technical knockout in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan.
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