By Ricardo Lezama Santa Ana’s local boxing hero, Alexis Rocha, a top welterweight boxing contender, is set to face Giovani Santillan, another welterweight contender who is trained by Robert Garcia, the older brother of Mikey Garcia and world-renowned trainer. While Rocha is likely the betting favorite, Santillan is extremely versatile in his offensive and has proven to be robust physically. He is currently undefeated.
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Rocha, however, has had some high-profile victories including a KO win against Blair “the Flair” Cobbs.The fight is set to be a close, close match as both camps are not only familiar with one another, but also both are strong punchers who can weather the storm whenever there are hard counter-shots.
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Here are the records of both fighters, key questions and some key stats:
Where is the Rocha vs. Santillan fight?
The fight will take place at Kia Forum, Inglewood, Calif.
Alexis Rocha record and bio
- Nationality: American
- Date of birth: July 7, 1997
- Height: 5’10”
- Reach: 70′
- Total fights: 24
- Record: 23-1-0 (15 KOs)
Giovani Santillan record and bio
- Nationality: American
- Date of birth: December 4, 1991
- Height: 5’8″
- Reach: 68.5″
- Total fights: 31
- Record: 31-0 (16 KOs)
Rising Prospect, Roxy Verduzco, Debuts
The fight is also set to debut the rising amateur prospect, Roxy Verduzco whose career has been closely watched by Golden Boy just as women and boxing began to expand audiences in the United States and Mexico, with both countries producing a greater number of female boxers hoping to take on the prominence of Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor.
For her part, she’s done a fantastic job promoting herself online in social media. A 21x National champion, USA Olympian, Roxy has been practicing boxing for most of her life since the age of 4. Her family is a multi-generational boxer whose family practiced kickboxing and boxing.
