WBC and IBF light-welterweight champion Devon Alexander will defend his titles against former champion Andreas Kotelnik on Aug. 7 in St. Louis. Boxing promoter Don King was in Lviv, Kotelnik's hometown, for the contract signing Tuesday. "He has a great camaraderie [with] the people here," King said. "I said, 'You're part of this community, and they're all looking up to you. You got to reach out there and get these two titles and bring back the fame and acclaim and applause to your community.' " King said it took a while to get the Ukrainian Kotelnik to agree to the fight against the American champion. "We stayed up for a straight 24 hours talking about all the different things, and he had his lawyers," King said. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5218286
