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IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander broke his hand in the first round of Saturday night's seventh-round technical knockout victory over Lee Purdy.

IBF welterweight beltholder Devon Alexander said that he wants "to send a statement to everybody at 147" that he's "a force to be reckoned with" by defeating Lee Purdy on Saturday, perhaps by knockout.

IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander hopes to remain on the May 18 Showtime doubleheader from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City even though his original opponent Kell Brook has pulled out with an injury.

Unbeaten welterweight contender Kell Brook has suffered an injury to his right foot that has forced him to pull out of a scheduled May 18 challenge to IBF beltholder Devon Alexander.

Unbeaten welterweight contender Kell Brook has suffered yet another foot injury that could jeopardize his scheduled challenge to IBF beltholder Devon Alexander for the third time.

Florida welterweight standouts Andre Berto and Keith Thurman are schedueld to fight in separate bouts on a Showtime-televised card in July. Berto will face veteran gatekeeper Jesus Soto-Karass; Thurman will fight fellow unbeaten puncher Diego Chaves.

Tim Bradley on Ruslan Provodnikov: "Absolutely, I'm looking to make a statement in this fight. I'm looking to do some damage to this guy."

WBO welterweight titleholder Tim Bradley will be out to overwhelm March 16 rival Ruslan Provodnikov, who has served as a sparring partner for Manny Pacquiao and scored knockouts in four of his five straight victories. 

Referee Tony Weeks on stopping IBF junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson's triumph over ex-titleholder Kendall Holt in the eighth round: "Some fighters just have too much heart, and we have to save them from themselves."

Referee Tony Weeks will make his East Coast debut with Friday night's Lamont Peterson-Kendall Holt fight at The D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C.

Although unbeaten Floyd Mayweather has created a media firestorm by naming IBF beltholder Devon Alexander as the leading opponent to face him on May 4, Alexander's trainer says his fighter is focused on recovering from a biceps injury, and the IBF says it won't approve a defense against Mayweather.

WBO middleweight titleholder Peter Quillin is in the mix of a division that includes RING/WBC champ Sergio Martinez, WBA and IBF counterparts Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Geale, as well as ex-beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

An injury to unbeaten English welterweight Kell Brook could force the postponement of his scheduled Jan. 19 clash with IBF beltholder Devon Alexander.

Southpaw IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander will face unbeaten Kell Brook as part of a Showtime-televised 147-pound triple- or quadruple-header at a site to be determined.

IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander will defend his belt against Kell Brook on Jan. 19 at a site to be determined.

Knockout artist Randall Bailey: "I want to fight guys that want to fight and guys that feel the same way that I feel. I don't want to go 12 rounds ... I want those Marvin Hagler-Tommy Hearns types of fights."

Trainer Kevin Cunningham on Devon Alexander: "I'll be sitting down with Al [Haymon] to figure out what the next move is, but if we have to fight our mandatory, which is [Kell] Brook? No problem, and that's basically me letting the IBF know."

Trainer Eric Brown guided middleweight Peter Quillin to a title-winning decision over Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam before coaching WBA junior welterweight titleholder Paulie Malignaggi to a split-decision over Pablo Cesar Cano.

Former titleholder Kendall Holt is the next in line to face IBF junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson.

Devon Alexander spoke to RingTV's Bill Emes after the 25-year-old St. Louis native outpointed Randall Bailey to win the third major title of his career, the IBF welterweight belt. Alexander says he's open to unifying belts with Paul Malignaggi.

Trainer Eric Brown will work the corners of both Paulie Malignaggi and Peter Quillin in separate bouts on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Showtime Sports recaps the Danny Garcia-Erik Morales II weighin. Watch as Devon Alexander, Randall Bailey, Hassan N'Dam, Peter Quillin, Paul Malignaggi, and Pablo Cesar Cano hit the scales, then watch the four title bouts live from Brooklyn on Saturday, 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Danny Garcia, Erik Morales, Paul Malignaggi, Pablo Cesar Cano, Hassan N'Dam, Peter Quillen, Randall Bailey, Devon Alexnader and the undercard fighters of tomorrow's Showtime-televised quadrupleheader from Brooklyn, N.Y., all weighed in at an eventful weighinon Friday.

Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya would like to deliver on Saul Alvarez's request to face either Miguel Cotto, Sergio Martinez or Floyd Mayweather on May 4.

Undefeated welterweight contender Kell Brook has told boxing fans to expect a new lean, mean and supremely-fit fighting machine when he takes on Argentinian Hector Saldivia this Saturday, in his home city of Sheffield, England. 

Oscar De La Hoya introduces the stacked undercard of the Danny Garcia-Erik Morales II, including Hassan N'Jikam, Peter Quillin, Randall Bailey, Devon Alexander, Daniel Jacobs, Luis Collazo, Dmitriy Salita and Eddie Gomez.

Testing by the United Staes Anti-Doping Agency has discovered "irregularities" in the A sample of four-division titlewinner Erik Morales in advance of Saturday night's rematch with Danny Garcia.

Steve Smoger has worked Paulie Malgnaggi's last loss as well as his most significant victory, and will be the third man in the ring for Malignaggi's fight against Pablo Cesar Cano on Saturday night. 

Former WBC/IBF junior welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander challenges knockout artist and current IBF welterweight beltholder Randall Bailey on Saturday night.

IBF welterweight titleholder Randall Bailey on his trash-talking with Devon Alexander's trainer: "At the end of the day, somebody's got to get into the ring and take this beating, and it ain't going to be the trainer."

Welterweight Devon Alexander says that his fists will do the talking against IBF titleholder Randall Bailey on Oct. 20 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Brooklyn's Paulie Malignaggi is part of a championship legacy that includes Mike Tyson, Riddick Bowe, Michael Moorer, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Zab Judah.

Welterweight titleholder Paulie Malignaggi and middleweight contender Danny Jacobs will appear in separate fights at The Barclays Center in their native Brooklyn on Oct. 20.

Called an "old-assed fighter" by Devon Alexander's trainer, Kevin Cunningham, IBF welterweight titleholder Randall Bailey said Cunningham's "talking is going to end up in an ass whooping for" Alexander.

Former WBO heavyweight titleholder Corrie Sanders died after being shot during a robbery in his native South Africa on Sunday. Reports indicate that he was protecting his 15-year-old daughter when he was fatally wounded.

IBF welterweight beltholder Randall Bailey will defend his crown against southpaw Devin Alexander on Oct. 20 at The Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Lucas Matthysse and Ajose Olusegun will meet in the main event of a Sept. 8 Showtime card from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Randall Bailey on Devon Alexander: "Trust me, I'm going to knock him out."

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has confirmed that Miguel Cotto will face Austin Trout on Dec. 1 at Madison Square Garden for Trout's WBA "regular" junior middleweight title.

WBC junior featherweight belt-holder Abner Mares has a defense against Anselmo Moreno on Oct. 27.

IBF and WBO junior featherweight beltholder Nonito Donaire portrays a poor man driven by love in the movie Palad Ta Ang Nagbuot, which he recently completed filming in his native Philippines.

Devon Alexander on Randall Bailey: "I'm a natural southpaw who thinks in the ring, so he's in for a rude awakening."

Randall Bailey: "Eventually, I'm going to catch up to Devon Alexander. And when I do, it's going to be trouble for him."

Showtime's Stephen Espinoza once said of co-existing with HBO that "there is room for two very successful, very active networks in boxing."  

Welterweight puncher Randall Bailey will make the first defense of his IBF belt against former 140-pound titleholder Devon Alexander on Sept. 8 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Mike Jones on his potential switch in trainers: "They say that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. But it got broken, so I'm trying to fix something."

HBO's 24/7 series will debut on Sept. 1 and will detail the events leading up to the Sept. 15 clash between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez.