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Following the unexpected hospitalization of Vergil Ortiz Jr., a new headline event is set for this Saturday, March 19, 2022 to replace his bout with undefeated UK welterweight Michael McKinson. The co-main event is now the headliner: Blair Cobbs vs Alexis Rocha is set to be a fan-friendly replacement.

Alexis ‘Lex’ Rocha, a promising welterweight contender, from Santa Ana, California, is a technically sound southpaw who has sparred with the likes of Manny Pacquiao and Josh Taylor. Over the past few fights, one can tell that the intricacies of sparring with greats has developed Rocha as a fighter. This leads most fans to favor Rocha against Cobbs’ wild, but dangerous, style, as a poll from Boxing enthusiast @SpicyMami_ shows:

Who WE GOT WINNING??? #RochaCobbs #Boxing #Boxeo

— Spicy 🌶 (@SpicyMami__) March 17, 2022

Blair Cobbs is no slouch. Cobbs is trained by the great Freddy Roach and has serious knockout power. However, Cobbs and Rocha share opponents with both receiving victories over them. Cobbs – to his credit – was able to knockout a difficult Brad Solomon whose styling gave Rocha’s more aggressive counter-punching style problems.

Still, given Rocha’s constant activity, we do feel that at some level the momentum is on the side of the comparatively younger fighter. He’s a tough contender that may be underestimated. Rumors abound that this fight has been brewing since November. Rocha alleged that the fight was rejected by the Blair Cobbs camp.

Rocha is a rising prospect whose sole defeat is to a fleet footed boxer stylist in a competitive fight. Since his loss to Rasheed ‘Speedy’ Ellis, Rocha has pushed forward and grabbed some intense knockouts against other top level contenders. A rematch with Ellis should Rocha get past Cobbs is also an interesting fight.

Stylistic Match-Up

Cobbs throws wild shots at times. He has been dropped in the past. His power is obvious. Cobbs is also quite the talker as can be seen on the video interview from Golden Boy’s promotional materials.

For his part, Rocha is regarded as technically sound. The high-guard defense means that he will not be caught by basic combinations. His only weakness is with boxers that have a lot of lateral movement. Cobbs presents none of this boxing styling. Perhaps, he could get caught with something wild, but then his conditioning is second to none.

Ronnie Rios, el boxeador de origen mexicano de Santa Ana, California, regreso al cuadrilátero para enfrentarse a Oscar Negrete, el colombiano que ahora reside en Los Angeles, California.

Dentro del auditorio de Indio Springs Fantasy Casino, Indio, California, los dos pugilistas pelearon por 10 asaltos este pasado sábado 13 de febrero del 2021 en el peso pluma.

Oscar Negrete, 33, no se rindió ante las combinaciones de Rios, y opto por tratar de lanzar combinaciones mas veloces con bastantes secuencias. Rios por su parte mantuvo una consistencia en sus golpes, siempre con buen balance y defensa para reducir la efectividad de los golpes de Negrete.

La fuerza de Negrete simplemente no estuvo a la par con su velocidad ya que no fue lo suficiente para frenar la agresión de Rios. Para los seguidores del boxeo, la victoria de Ronnie Rios es significante ya que Negrete llego a tener varios enfrentamientos contra Joshua Franco donde lo llego a derrotar una vez.

Sergio Mora comentaba que ‘Rios no es el mas veloz, ni fuerte, pero la consistencia en su técnica es lo que le lleva a sus éxitos’.

Finalmente, la decision por los jueces fue unánime a favor de Ronnie Rios.