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 66.8-33.2 in favor of Shawn Porter, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Devon Alexander is going to put on an exceptional fight, Porter better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
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.