On December 7, 2013, Devon Alexander (25-1, 14 KOs), the welterweight IBF champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Shawn Porter (22-0-1, 14 KOs).
Devon Alexander is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round RTD victory over Lee Purdy, 6 months and 19 days ago. Shawn Porter is on a 2-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Julio Díaz, 2 months and 25 days ago.
The winning odds are at 61.9-38.1 in favor of Devon Alexander. Shawn Porter also has a chance at winning but he will have to put up a really good fight to get the win.
Shawn Porter defeated Devon Alexander via unanimous decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Porter improves his record to 23-0-1, while Alexander adds a loss to his record at 25-2.