Devon Alexander vs. Lucas Matthysse is an upcoming Jr. Welterweight

Light welterweight

-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...

 bout. Alexander returns to the ring after a lack-lusting performance against Timothy Bradley

Timothy Bradley

Timothy Ray Bradley Jr. is an American boxer, fighting out of Palm Springs, California. He is the current WBO World Light Welterweight Champion. He is rated #2 in the Light Welterweight division behind Amir Khan.-Light Welterweight:...

, to face the knockout specialist, Lucas Matthysse whose biggest loss dates backs to November against Zab Judah

Zab Judah

Zabdiel Judah is an American professional boxer. Judah has won five world titles between the junior welterweight and welterweight divisions, and is a former undisputed welterweight champion....

. The fight will also have 3 World Championship bouts showcasing fighters from Super Welterweight,Light Heavyweight & Heavyweight division.

Devon Alexander

Alexander’s career undefeated streak was snapped on Jan. 29

Timothy Bradley vs. Devon Alexander

Bradley vs. Alexander was a boxing match that featured two undefeated reigning light welterweight champions of the world The winner of the fight was slated to fight against Amir Khan after his unanimous decision win against Marcos Maidana-The fight:...

  by WBO

World Boxing Organization

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 junior welterweight champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley at the Silverdome

Silverdome

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 in Pontiac, Mich

Pontiac, Michigan

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. After suffering numerous head butts throughout the contest, referee in charge halted the match in round 10 after consulting with the ringside physician. The judges favored Bradley 96-95, 97-93 and 98-93.
Rather than opting to face a lesser opponent, Alexander has chosen a dangerous puncher in Matthysse, 28, from Chubut, Agrentina. Matthysse has a career knockout percentage over 92 percent with 26 of 28 victories coming by knockout.

Lucas Matthysse

n his most notable bout, Matthysse came within a whisker of knocking out five-time world champion Zab Judah in the 10th round on Nov. 6

Zab Judah vs. Lucas Matthysse

Zab Judah vs. Lucas Matthysse is fight om On November 6, 2010., as the main event of an HBO card. The IBF has said that the winner of this bout could fight numer one challenger Kaizer Mabuza, if current champion Devon Alexander is stripped of his Light Welterweight title.- Build up :Zab Judah has...

 at Prudential Center in Newark, N. J.  Matthysse tagged Judah with a brutal right hand in the 10th round that sent Judah to the mat. Later in the round, Matthysse landed a left hook that staggered Judah again. Judah managed to escape the round and finish the fight—winning by the slimmest margin possible. One judge favored Matthysse 114-113, but the remaining two scorers favored Judah by a point, 114-113. Late January he faced former champion DeMarcus Corley

DeMarcus Corley

DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley , is a boxer from Washington D.C., and a former WBO and USBA light welterweight champion. Corley also designs his own boxing attire.-Amateur career:...

 and stopped him of the eighth round of a scheduled 12-round bout in Mendoza, Argentina

Mendoza, Argentina

Mendoza is the capital city of Mendoza Province, in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes. As of the , Mendoza's population was 110,993...

. Matthysse put Corley down nine times – all but one time Corley taking a knee because of great pain – before the referee finally ended it.

Main card

• Light Welterweight bout:   Devon Alexander
  Devon Alexander
  Devon Alexander is a professional American boxer. Nicknamed "Alexander the Great," he is the former WBC and IBF Light Welterweight champion.-Biography:...
  
   vs.   Lucas Matthysse
  Lucas Matthysse
  Lucas Martin Matthysse is an Argentine professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division and is the current WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight champion...
  
  

Alexander defeated Matthysse via split decision. (96-93, 96-93, 95-94)

• Light Heavyweight Championship bout:   Tavoris Cloud
  Tavoris Cloud
  Tavoris Karod Cloud is an American professional boxer born in Tallahassee, Florida, USA, and the current IBF light heavyweight champion.-Early life:...
  
   vs.   Yusaf Mack
  Yusaf Mack
  Yusaf Mack is a professional boxer, currently residing in his hometown of New York, New York. Mack has fought in the middleweight, super middleweight, and light heavyweight divisions and has held titles from the USBA , NABA, UBA, and NABF...
  
  

Cloud defeated Mack via technical knockout at 2:57 of the eight round.

• Heavyweight Championship bout:   Bermane Stiverne
  Bermane Stiverne
  Bermane "B. WARE" Stiverne is a Canadian heavyweight boxer of Haitian descent.-Amateur:Stiverne was Canadian superheavyweight silver medallist in 2005. In 2003 and 2004 he won bronze. In international competition he beat Robert Helenius and David Price...
  
   vs.   Ray Austin
  Ray Austin
  Ray Austin, formally known as Raymond Austin or Baron DeVere-Austin of Delvin, is a British television director...
  
  

Stiverne defeated Austin via technical knockout at 0:43 of the tenth round.

Preliminary card

• Super Welterweight Championship bout:   Cornelius Bundrage
  Cornelius Bundrage
  Cornelius Bundrage, , is a professional boxer and current IBF Junior Middleweight Champion. He is a former UBA Light Middleweight champion and was member of the ESPN reality show, The Contender.-Pro career:...
  
   vs.   Sechew Powell
  Sechew Powell
  Sechew Powell is an American boxer.-Amateur career:Nicknamed "Iron Horse", Powell was an amateur standout and was the 2000 National Golden Gloves Light Middleweight Champion and 2001 United States Amateur Light middleweight champion.-Professional career:Powell turned pro in 2002 and was undefeated...
  
  

Bundrage defeated Powell via unanimous decision. (115-113, 119-109, 117-111)

• Super Welterweight bout:   Cory Spinks
  Cory Spinks
  Corey Spinks is a professional boxer. He is a former IBF Light middleweight champion, and a former Undisputed Welterweight Champion....
  
   vs.   Shakir Ashanti

Spinks defeated Ashanti via unanimous decision.

• Cruiserweight bout:   Ryan Coyne vs.  David McNemar

Coyne defeated McNemar via unanimous decision. (115-113, 115-113, 116-114)

• Light Welterweight bout:   Yuri Ramanau vs.   Darien Ford

Ramanau defeated Ford via technical knockout of the fifth round.

• Middleweight bout:   Nelson Linares vs.   Jose Spearman

Linares defeated Spearman via unanimous decision. (79-73, 79-73, 78-84)

• Heavyweight bout:   Chaen Chess vs.   Michael Lunsford

Chess defeated Lunsford via technical knockout of the second round.

• Super Welterweight bout:   Omar Henry vs.  Chris Tyler

Henry defeated Tyler via technical knockout at 2:55 of the first round.

• Cruiserweight bout:   Valery Brudov
  Valery Brudov
  Valery Brudov is a professional boxer.Brudov won the interim WBA Cruiserweight Title with a TKO win over Luis Andres Pineda in late 2006.- External links :...
  
   vs.  Jim Franklin

Brudov defeated Franklin via technical knockout at 0:42 of the second round.

External links

• Alexander vs. Matthysse Official Fight Card from BoxRec