St. Louis native Vaughn Alexander was a former standout amateur boxer and seemingly on his way to professional stardom.He went 5-0 in his first seven months as a pro welterweight, was being heavily touted by promoter Don King and was fighting on major cards.That was in 2004, before he served 12 years in prison for armed robbery and assaulting a police officer.Now 30, Alexander, the older brother of former welterweight and junior welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander, was released from prison in March and is trying to make a comeback. He scored a second-round knockout win on Oct. 22 in St. Louis, and on Tuesday he signed with promoter Main Events.Vaughn Alexander will have his first fight of the contract on Nov. 26 at the Mohegan Sun resort in Uncasville, Connecticut, on the first card of Main Events new Mohegan Suns Rising Stars Boxing Series. Alexander (6-0, 5 KOs), now a middleweight, will face Antonio Fernandes (7-28-3, 2 KOs), 37, of Brockton, Massachusetts, in a scheduled six-round bout.?We are very excited about working with Vaughn. He stumbled in his past but so have many others, Main Events CEO Kathy Duva said. The important thing is that he is motivated and ready to move forward. We are so grateful to have this opportunity to debut him on the Mohegan Suns Rising Stars Boxing Series. America loves a comeback story.Alexander is grateful to have a second chance.I am ecstatic. Boxing has always been my dream, he said. When I was younger I was always dedicated to my career, but I was also dedicated to the street life as well. While I was in prison I gained a lot of knowledge. I kept my body in shape because I always prayed that I would get back to this position. I refused to allow my God-given talent to go to waste. When I got out of prison everyone was talking about my age and saying I was too old but my body is preserved.I am grateful that, without hesitation, Main Events has given me this opportunity to show that I am still the best.Alexander, who had been trained and managed by Kevin Cunningham (who still works with Devon Alexander), is now being trained by older brother Lamar. His adviser is George Jakovic, a former HBO Sports producer who got to know Alexander while doing a feature he worked on for the network several years ago.Vaughn is beyond happy to be with Main Events, Jakovic said. His goal is to be a champion and he knows that with Main Events behind him this is something he is going to accomplish. He cant wait to get started on Nov. 26. The boxing world is in for a treat because his style is fan-friendly. Im looking forward to big things to come with the union of Vaughn and Main Events.Vaughn grew up in a place where many of his friends were killed and incarcerated, became a rising young fighter, only to throw it all away with one bad mistake. Yet while he was incarcerated he never thought of himself as a prisoner. His motivation was to get out and make something of his life in the sport he loves. Now hes back on track to be a champion, not only in the ring, but outside the ring as well.Dutchover, Hernandez signJunior lightweight prospects Michael Dutchover, of Midland, Texas, and Josh Hernandez, of Chicago, have inked promotional agreements.The 18-year-old Dutchover (1-0, 1 KO) signed a co-promotional deal with Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing. Dutchover won various regional tournaments as an amateur and was a runner-up at this years national Golden Gloves in the 132-pound division. He was 130-17 as an amateur.I felt an overwhelming amount of joy when I was signing my contract, said Dutchover, who is trained and managed by Danny Zamora. Ive been doing this since I was 8 years old. This is just the beginning. Im going to work hard to become a world champion. Thats all I want.Dutchover notched a third-round knockout in his pro debut on Thompson Boxings Oct. 21 card.Hernandez (4-0, 4 KOs), 20, signed with Warriors Boxing.Im excited. Its a great opportunity for me, said Hernandez, who attends Chicagos DePaul University while also pursuing his boxing career. All my pro fights so far have been with Warriors, and Im very comfortable working with their team. Thats what matters most. Other than that, they can offer me some great opportunities.He is trained and managed by his father, former pro middleweight Miguel Hernandez, who appeared on The Contender reality series.My father took me to the gym at 5 years old and I had my first fight when I was 7, said Hernandez, who won a Chicago Golden Gloves title as an amateur. We are very close. Hes my best friend. He is my manager and trainer since I started boxing. Ive learned everything from him. When I was younger, he took me everywhere with him in his pro career.When he auditioned for The Contender, I was there. At a young age, I was exposed to the business of boxing and what it takes to be a high-level fighter. I bring a lot of people out to watch me fight, but when Im in the ring, all I hear is his voice. Thats how close we are. I can block everything out but him. Throwback Cowboys Jerseys . 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We have a chance to win the next three games.Whats different this time, however, is a large part of that core team is showing signs of age, roles have changed -- or are not here.Spain has been an international power for a decade with silver medals at the 2008 Beijing Games and the 2012 London Games, gold in the 2006 world basketball championship, three FIBA EuroBasket titles and four other top -three finishes, but they are facing a transitional period.Its my last Olympics, thats for sure, point guard Jose Calderon said. I dont know, I think everybody is totally different. I think personal health and situations are different to decide if its the last one or not, but it is what it is. I think weve been playing two good basketball games and we just couldnt finish.Calderon, 34, is playing in his fourth Olympics, but has played less than two minutes in Rio.New San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol is reaching the twilight of his career and, at 36 years old, may be playing in his last Olympics.His brother, Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol, is not playing in Rio while he rehabs a broken foot.Fernandez is still playing big minutes, but he hasnt been knocking down jump shots like he did as player that logged four NBA seasons. Hes jusst 1 for 7 from the arc in Rio.ddddddddddddThere are six players on the team born in or before 1986 and just three who were on the team for the Beijing Games. Younger players like Ricky Rubio, Nikola Mirotic and Willy Hernangomez seem to be the future of the team.While still optimistic, Spain has clearly missed Marc Gasol, a two-time NBA All-Star and 2012-13 Defensive Player of the Year. Brazil was physical with the Spanish team and got the go-ahead basket on a follow shot by Marcus Marquinhos with 5.5 seconds left.Spain lost 72-70 to Croatia in its opener when Dario Saric blocked Pau Gasols point-blank shot at the buzzer.Well it could sound like an excuse if we talk about Marc tonight, Spain coach Sergio Scariolo said. Of course. We became a special team especially when we found a way to have Marc and Pau play together a few years ago. Unfortunately in the last couple of years, this was not possible because Marc was out.So we are a good normal team and we have to find a way to compete like we are doing and to win without Marc. We are happy about the players we have. Theres no point to regret or to double-guess today.Scariolo called the situation frustrating, but lamented that they could easily be 2-0. The Spanish team plays Nigeria, Lithuania and Argentina in the final three games of pool play.I would call it challenging, Scariolo said. 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