Devon Alexander vs. Marcos Maidana

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Date February 25, 2012
Location Missouri Scottrade Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Title(s) on the line None
United States Devon Alexander vs. Argentina Marcos Rene Maidana
Alexander The Great El Chino
Tale of the tape
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States From Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina
22-1-0 (13 KO) Pre-fight record 31-2-0 (28 KO)
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
146½ Weight 146¾
Former IBF & WBO Light welterweight World Champion. Recognition Former WBA World Light welterweight World Champion.
Result Alexander defeats Maidana via UD.

Devon Alexander vs. Marcos Maidana, was a Boxing Welterweight super-fight. The bout was held on February 25, 2012, at the Scottrade Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States.[1][needs update]

The fight was televised live on HBO's Boxing After Dark.[2][3]

They shared a common opponent in southpaw Demarcus Corley, against whom Alexander scored a unanimous decision victory in January 2008, while Maidana did the same in August 2010, knocking him out in the eighth round in early 2011.[4]

Drug Testing

Alexander and Maidana were tested "before and after the bout to include both illegal drugs and steroids" when they clashed as welterweights on February 25 at the Scottrade Center, the state's commission director told RingTV.com.

Tim Lueckenhoff, executive director of Missouri Office of Athletics, said that the move was being made in response to accusations by Maidana's advisor, Sebastian Contursi, that Alexander has been using performance enhancing drugs.

Contrusi denies that he directly accused Alexander of using performance-enhancing drugs, or specifically named the St. Louis native in voicing his concerns (through an email) to the Missouri commission.[5]

Lueckenhoff said otherwise.

Background

Alexander

Alexander climbed into the welterweight division after struggling to make weight against Andriy Kotelnik, WBO junior welterweight beltholder Timothy Bradley and Lucas Matthysse.[6]

Alexander won a disputed decision over Kotelnik in August 2010,[7] lost his WBC title following an 11th-round, technical decision loss to Bradley in January 2011,[8] but bounced back with the disputed decision over Matthysse.[9]

Maidana

Maidana suffered the first loss of his career via controversial split-decision to Andriy Kotelnik in February 2009.[10] His only other loss was a unanimous decision against Amir Khan in December 2010, in which Maidana had to rise from a first-round knockdown.[11]

Beyond those two losses, though, Maidana has notched some significant wins.

In June 2009, following the Kotelnik fight, he fought back from three knockdowns to hammer Victor Ortiz into submission in the sixth, derailing the young junior welterweight's upward momentum in front of an HBO audience.[12]

In April 2011, Maidana edged Erik Morales by majority decision in a bout that many believed Morales won.[13]

Coming into the fight, Maidana was coming off fourth-round knockout of Petr Petrov in September 2011, his second straight win at the time.

Main card

Preliminary card

  • Light Welterweight bout Uganda Sharif Bogere vs. Mexico Sergio Rivera
    • Bogere defeats Rivera via TKO at 3:00 of round 3.
  • Heavyweight Bout United States Deontay Wilder vs. United States Marlon Hayes
    • Wilder defeats Hayes via TKO at 3:00 of round 4.
  • Light Middleweight bout United States Keith Thurman vs. United States Christopher Fernandez
    • Thurman defeats Fernandez via TKO at 2:50 of round 1.
  • Welterweight bout United States Brandon Baue vs. United States Robbie Cannon
  • Light Middleweight bout United States Eddie Gómez vs. Puerto Rico Jose Angel Ortiz
    • Gomez defeats Ortiz via unanimous decision. (60-54, 60-54, 59-55)
  • Light Welterweight bout United States Tyrone Chatman vs. United States Marlon Smith
    • Chatman defeats Smith via unanimous decision. (39-37, 40-36, 40-36)
  • Middleweight bout United States Christopher Pearson vs. United States Jeremy Wood
    • Pearson defeats Wood via TKO at 0:55 of round 1.
  • Cruiserweight bout United States Jose Ponce vs. United States Johnathan Brown
    • Ponce defeats Brown via TKO at 2:40 of round 1.

International Broadcasting

Notes

  1. ↑ Jean Pascal-Lucian Bute card becomes doubleheader, Mike Perez added
  2. ↑ DEVON ALEXANDER & MARCOS MAIDANA SET FOR FEB. 25 BATTLE AT ST. LOUIS' SCOTTRADE CENTER LIVE ON HBO BOXING AFTER DARK
  3. ↑ Alexander-Maidana, Broner-Perez St. Louis Press Conference Quotes | Beats, Boxing and Mayhem
  4. ↑ Schaefer: Marcos Maidana and Devon Alexander have agreed to fight in Jan or Feb at welterweight
  5. ↑ Devon Alexander: Drug Testing Talk Adds More Motivation - Boxing News
  6. ↑ Devon Alexander moving up in weight following victory over Lucas Matthysse - ESPN
  7. ↑ Devon Alexander beats Andriy Kotelnik to remain unbeaten - USATODAY.com
  8. ↑ Timothy Bradley uses head in victory over Devon Alexander - Los Angeles Times
  9. ↑ Devon Alexander vs. Lucas Matthysse & the 5 Most Controversial Decisions in 2011 | Bleacher Report
  10. ↑ Maidana won't underestimate Morales, despite media concerns - Ring TV
  11. ↑ Maidana seeks rematch with Khan | ABS-CBN News
  12. ↑ Victor Ortiz falls apart against unrelenting Marcos Maidana - ESPN
  13. ↑ Maidana edges out brave Morales - Yahoo! Eurosport

External links

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