“Victor is a good friend but this is business” – Cunningham eyes Ortiz-Alexander

February 25th, 2011 will go down as a special night for Kevin Cunningham.

On this evening the St. Louis-based trainer led his prized pupil, former junior welterweight champion Devon Alexander, into a crucial battle with rugged Argentinean Marcos Maidana in a fight that saw both fighters rise to 147 pounds. Alexander had been on a bit of a skid in his previous three outings, struggling to close victories over Andriy Kotelnik and Lucas Matthysse, with a technical-decision loss to Timothy Bradley nestled in between.

The Maidana fight represented a do-or-die situation for Alexander and he responded with conviction, putting forth one of his best displays as a prizefighter as he dominated the action by keeping Maidana at bay with sharp counters while controlling the pace with a precise, calculated attack.

Cunningham has always believed what his charge was capable of and knew deep down that Alexander had outgrown the junior welterweight class.

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