WBO orders Terence Crawford vs. Alexis Rocha
The WBO has ordered welterweight champion Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford to defend against #1 Alexis ‘Lex’ Rocha next and they have 20 days to bang out a deal before a purse bid is scheduled to take place.
The WBO has ordered welterweight champion Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford to defend against #1 Alexis ‘Lex’ Rocha next and they have 20 days to bang out a deal before a purse bid is scheduled to take place.
Welterweight contender Alexis ‘Lex’ Rocha (22-1, 14 KOs) was forced to labor hard before finally knocking out his replacement opponent George Ashie (33-6-1, 25 KOs) in the seventh round on Saturday night at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California.
The energy was eclectic at the inaugural boxing event at YouTube Theater, with fans being dazzled by the main event action featuring Santa Ana’s Alexis “Lex” Rocha (22-1, 14 KOs) and his seventh-round stoppage of Accra, Ghana’s George “Red Tiger”Ashie (33-5-2, 25 KOs).
Los Angeles boxing fans were treated to a night of action at USC’s Galen Center tonight, as two top welterweight contenders, Orange County’s Alexis “Lex” Rocha (19-1, 13 KOs) and Philadelphia’s Blair “The Flair” Cobbs (15-1-1, 10 KOs) delivered a lively boxing event, live worldwide on DAZN.
The pressure was the name for the game for Alexis Rocha (19-1, 13 KOs) with him pressing Blair Cobbs (15-1-1, 10 KOs) until he broke him in the ninth round to score an impressive knockout on Saturday night on DAZN at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, California.
Alexis Rocha (19-1, 13 KOs) came on strong in the later rounds with his heavy pressure to stop the charismatic welterweight Blair ‘The Flair’ Cobbs (15-1-1, 10, 10 KOs) in the headliner on Saturday night at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, California.
Blair Cobbs continued with his criticism of IBF/WBC welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. on Thursday after his final press conference for his headliner against Alexis Roach on Saturday night.t:
Blair Cobbs vs. Alexis Rocha has been moved into the main event slot and Michael McKinson moved down to co-feature in his fight against replacement opponent Jesus Antonio Perez Campos this Saturday, March 19th on DAZN at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, California.
Errol Spence Jr fired back at Blair Cobbs on Sunday in reaction to his negative comments about him when interviewed by the media this week.