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Welterweight titlist Devon Alexander thought he had suffered a broken left hand in the first round of his first defense, which came against Lee Purdy on Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., and he was right.

Interim junior welterweight titlist Lucas Matthysse made his claim for being the best fighter at 140 pounds with his demolition of Lamont Peterson on Saturday in Atlantic City, N.J.

Devon Alexander injured his left hand Saturday, but he did so by throwing lots of punches, earning him a TKO over Lee Purdy and proving he can excite.

Lee Purdy of England failed to make the 147-pound weight limit at Friday's weigh-in, one day before he was scheduled to challenge welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander of St. Louis on Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J..

Lucas Matthysse has crushing knockout power and his past 10 wins are by stoppage, but that doesn't worry junior welterweight titlist Lamont Peterson too much.

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Welterweight titlist Devon Alexander, in search of a new opponent after mandatory challenger Kell Brook dropped out of their fight on Monday because of a stress fracture in his right foot, got a new opponent on Friday in Lee Purdy.

Welterweight Kell Brook, the mandatory challenger for titleholder Devon Alexander, withdrew from his world title shot on Monday because of a stress fracture in his right foot, Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn announced.

Devon Alexander's first welterweight title defense against mandatory challenger Kell Brook of England has already been postponed twice. It might be postponed for a third time.

The heavyweight rematch between Johnathon Banks and Seth Mitchell is still supposed to take place, but it will be put off a little longer because of Banks' injured thumb. Banks scored an upset when he knocked out Mitchell in the second round on No...

NEW YORK -- Had a chance to talk with Golden Boy chief executive Richard Schaefer on Friday at the weigh-in for Saturday night's Tavoris Cloud-Bernard Hopkins light heavyweight title fight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. He dropped a few solid nu...

Golden Boy Promotions chief executive Richard Schaefer said he is closing in on finalizing a main event to go along with the Devon Alexander-Kell Brook welterweight title fight on May 18 in Atlantic City, N.J.: a match between junior welterweight tit...

Welterweight titlist Devon Alexander's mandatory defense against England's Kell Brook is in the process of being formally rescheduled for May 18 (Showtime) at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. The fight -- Alexander's first defense since winni...

Pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. caused a stir late Tuesday night when he tweeted that he would likely face fellow welterweight titlist Devon Alexander in his next fight.

Welterweight titlist Devon Alexander's title defense against mandatory challenger Kell Brook of England was postponed for a second time on Monday after Alexander suffered a right biceps injury.

Yes, 2012 is in the books, but beyond last week's daily annual awards for fighter, knockout, round, prospect and fight of the year, here is part 1 of some additional awards: Trainer of the year: This was a slam dunk: Robert Garcia had a huge year ...