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Roe

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IBF beltholder Devon Alexander has been informed that he must face undefeated Canadian Kevin Bizer, a bout Alexander's trainer, Kevin Cunningham, said will take place on the May 18 Showtime-televised co-feature to the Lamont Peterson-Lucas Matthysse fight at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

Alexander (24-1, 13 knockouts) was to have fought British welterweight contender Kell Brook (29-0, 19 KOs), who was forced from their matchup due to a right foot injury.

So instead, Alexander, 26, has been advised by the IBF that he must face the next available contender in Bizier (20-0, 14 KOs), a 28-year-old who is coming off an eighth-round knockout of ex-beltholder Nate Campbell in February.

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer, the event's promoter, could not be reached for an immediate comment, but Golden Boy matchmaker Eric Gomez confirmed the development.

"We received a letter from the IBF this morning," said Gomez, "and they're ordering us to go to Alexander's next available because he's in a mandatory situation period. So he's got to do his mandatory on May 18."

http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/178345-alexander-to-fight-bizer-on-may-18
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I wonder if Sky Sports will still have this show? I'd guess it's unlikely without Brook. Hope BoxNation pick it up if not.
 
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Better than Brook.
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I've only seen the Nate Campbell fight and he looked alright then. I don't think he's anything special but I think he may cause Alexander some problems and I wouldn't be all that surprised if he pulled off the win. He'd give Brook a very tough fight as well.
 
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so does this mean Brook will have to wait around for his next mandatory shot to come? or have to do a final final final eliminator? "This is it....again"
 
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Or not then..

Kevin Bizier Declines Alexander IBF Mandatory Shot

Devon Alexander was scheduled to face his mandatory challenger, Kell Brook, of England, May 18 in Atlantic City on Showtime, but Brook was injured during training and had to withdraw. To ensure Kevin Bizier's presence in Atlantic City to fight Alexander, Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer also contacted the president of GYM, Yvon Michel, offering a very attractive proposition.

All members of Team Bizier - Kevin, Michel, Marc Ramsay, and Remi Bizier -- met yesterday to analyze the entire situation.The unanimous conclusion of this meeting was to refuse the IBF and Golden Boy's proposal. The current circumstances do not allow Kevin Bizier sufficient training and preparation required to participate in a fight of this magnitude against the established IBF champion. A letter was also sent this morning to the Chairman of the IBF Championships Committee, Mr. Lindsey Tucker, for this purpose.

"We believe that Kevin Bizier has the talent to become World welterweight champion this year," Michel said. "We thank the IBF and Golden Boy for the opportunity offered but, unfortunately, we had to decline because Kevin would not have been able to offer a performance, given the current context, at the height of his talent. This is only a postponement."

Meanwhile, Bizier is currently ranked No. 3 by the IBF and No. 6 by the World Boxing Association (WBA). He is still developing and expected to rise even higher in world rankings. His next fight will take place May 25, as planned, on the Pascal vs. Bute super event in Montreal.

http://www.boxingscene.com/kevin-bizier-declines-alexander-ibf-mandatory-shot---64557
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