It is going to be a big night on Saturday, June 25th at the Family Arena in St. Charles (St. Louis, Missouri). HBO Boxing After Dark returns to town for an amazing card. The two featured fights are going to be fantastic. I’m looking forward to being there and you should come out as well.

The main event features St. Louis native Devon Alexander “The Great” (21-1 13 KO’s) vs. Lucas Matthysse (28-1 KO’s). This will be one to watch with Devon looking to avenge the first loss of his professional career.

The co-main event is for the WBA Cruiserweight Championship. Another St. Louis native (and sponsored by The Rise To The Top!) “The Irish Outlaw” Ryan Coyne (16-0 6 KO’s) will be looking to take the title from Guillermo Jones (37-3 29 KO’s).

There is also a slew of other great matches on the card (Don King knows how to put a heck of an event together). I’ll see you out there and also look for all kinds of pre-fight coverage and interviews on TheRiseToTheTop.com. You can nab tickets at Metrotix right here.

Here is the official information straight off the website:

Promoter Don King will bring Devon Alexander “The Great” (21-1, 13 KOs) back to the St. Louis area on June 25 to face a significant test in his hometown from noted Argentine knockout artist and World Boxing Organization No.-3 ranked contender Lucas Matthysse (28-1, 26 KOs) at The Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo.
King will support the Alexander-Matthysse main event with a history-making fight card that will mark the first time four world championships have been presented in Missouri during a single event.

Undefeated International Boxing Federation light heavyweight champion Tavoris “Thunder” Cloud (21-0, 18 KOs), from Tallahassee, Fla., will defend his title against IBF No. 1-ranked mandatory challenger Yusaf “Mack Attack” Mack (29-3-2, 26 KOs), from Philadelphia; rising heavyweight Bermane “B-Ware” Stiverne (20-1-1, 19 KOs), from Haiti, will square off in a World Boxing Council heavyweight elimination bout opposing Ray “The Rainman” Austin (28-5-4, 18 KOs), from Cleveland; World Boxing Association cruiserweight champion Guillermo “El Felino” Jones (37-3-2, 29 KOs), from Colon, Panama, will meet undefeated WBC USNBC champion Ryan “The Irish Outlaw” Coyne (16-0, 6 KOs), from St. Louis; and IBF junior middleweight champion Cornelius “K9″ Bundrage (30-4, 18 KOs), from Detroit, will defend his title against IBF No. 1-ranked mandatory challenger Sechew Powell, from Brooklyn, N.Y.

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