The week before the Super Bowl is when Team Alexander wanted to get back to work, and it looks like it’s going to happen.
According to manager/trainer Kevin Cunningham, Devon Alexander “The Great” has agreed in principal with his promoter Don King for a January showdown against Timothy Bradley for the IBF, WBC, WBO Jr. Welterweight titles. At press time, the only thing that needed to be finalized was a bout agreement, which is usually a formality in the boxing game.
Last week, The St. Louis American reported that Gary Shaw, the promoter for Bradley and King, had reached an agreement with HBO to televise the bout the week before the Super Bowl. That is the time when the network usually rolls out the red carpet to start its boxing season.
In addition, it was reported that Shaw had offered Bradley $1.1 million to fight Alexander, but according to Dan Rafael of ESPN.COM, Shaw hadn’t heard back from the WBO champ in Bradley.
As for Devon Alexander, who put over 10,000 fans into the Scottrade Center in his first title defense, he deserves to get paid for his achievements. He is waiting on the bout agreement to go to work in a couple of months. Team Alexander deserves every nickel and dime for the loyalty they have shown to both Don King Productions and St. Louis.
And with the official press conference to announce the particulars of the fight looming, as the great Mills Lane always said, “Let’s get it on.”
