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Archive Home > 2009 > November > 25 > Champion becomes a true survivor

Champion becomes a true survivor

Devon Alexander found success where his friends went astray

By Nancy Armour / The Bulletin
November 25, 2009

ST. LOUIS — Devon Alexander was 7 when his mom gave in and let him join the new boxing program in his downtrodden neighborhood. He came home the first day crying, his nose bloodied from a sparring session with his friend Terrance Barker.

Fifteen years later, Alexander is the WBC 140-pound world....

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