According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, IBF Welterweight champion Devon Alexander suffered a broken left hand during his 7th round stoppage over Lee Purdy this past Saturday in Atlantic City.
“He hit Purdy on top of the head in the first round, and that’s when it happened,” said Alexander’s manager/trainer Kevin Cunningham. “Purdy dipped his head down, and Devon hit him right on top of the head. He knew it was broken. We came home and went straight from the airport to the emergency room and had X-rays, and they showed the break.”
“He’s going to see one of the top guys who works with the Cardinals baseball players on Wednesday,” Cunningham said of the St. Louis MLB team. “I think Devon will be ready to fight in late September or October, any time around that time.”
When Alexander (25-1, 14 KOs), 26, does return, there’s a good chance his next defense will take place Dec. 7 against England’s Amir Khan, the former unified junior welterweight titleholder who was ringside to scout Alexander and also to watch his younger brother, Haroon Khan, get a first-round knockout victory on the undercard in his second professional fight.
Cunningham said he likes the possible fight with Khan.
“I think it’s a really intriguing fight,” Cunningham said, adding he knew Golden Boy chief executive Richard Schaefer was also interested in making the fight. He said that he would sit down with Alexander adviser Al Haymon and “see what direction we want to go in. But we have no problem with that fight.”
“We have no problem fighting Amir Khan next,” Cunningham said. “Everyone wants the shot against Floyd Mayweather, but if we have to deal with Amir Khan first, no problem. Amir Khan can be next. If Amir Khan thinks he’s going to use Devon Alexander to get to Floyd Mayweather, well, he’s never gonna see Floyd.
