19 Facts About Devon Alexander

Devon Alexander was born on February 10,1987 and is an American professional boxer.

Devon Alexander grew up in the Hyde Park neighborhood of north St Louis, Missouri in an area described as rough, gang- and drug-infested.

Devon 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.

Devon 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, Devon Alexander made his professional debut, defeating Vincent Torres by first round technical knockout in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan.

Devon Alexander went up against former WBO junior welterweight champion DeMarcus Corley on January 19,2008, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Devon Alexander was next scheduled to face two-time champion Juan Urango of Colombia in a title unification bout.

Devon Alexander defeated Juan Urango by TKO in round 8.

Urango made the count but Devon Alexander resumed his attack and threw a hook to Urango's temple which again dropped him.

Devon 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.

On June 25,2011, Devon Alexander defeated Lucas Matthysse in a controversial split decision.

On February 25,2012 Devon Alexander moved up to welterweight and put on a dominating performance against highly regarded and hard-charging Marcos Maidana.

Devon 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 Devon Alexander displayed at his first fight at welterweight.

Devon Alexander was criticized by some however, for fighting illegally at some points during the fight.

Devon 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.

Devon 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.

Devon Alexander's next fight was originally supposed to happen on January 19,2013, against mandatory challenger and Ring No 3 ranked Welterweight, Kell Brook.

Devon Alexander took a strong stance against The Supreme Court of the United States of America legitimatizing same-sex marriage in the USA, Devon Alexander tweeted homophobic statements that were discussed on boxing articles the next day.