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Alexis Rocha vs. Blair Cobbs set to main event for March 19 on DAZN
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On Saturday, Alexis Rocha and Blair Cobbs are going to be getting an opportunity they weren't expecting.
Rocha and Cobbs are being bumped to the main event position this weekend at the Galen Center in Los Angeles due to previous headliner Vergil Ortiz Jr. being forced to pull out of his fight with Michael McKinson after being diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis. The new headliner can be seen worldwide on DAZN.
McKinson remains on the card as he'll take on Jesus Antonio Perez in the co-main event.
Rocha's (18-1, 12 KOs) first time on top of the marquee comes in his home state of California. After going undefeated in his first 16 fights, Rocha suffered his first defeat, losing to Rashidi Ellis by unanimous decision in October 2020. However, Rocha's bounced back in a big way with back-to-back knockout victories over James Bacon and Jeovanis Barraza, respectively.
Cobbs (15-0-1, 10 KOs) has been calling to be in the main event, and now he gets his opportunity. "Blair The Flair" has competed only twice in the last two years. Most recently, Cobbs notched a fifth-round TKO over Brad Solomon in June. Before that, Cobbs defeated Samuel Kotey Neequaye by split decision in February 2020.
McKinson (21-0, 2 KOs) competes in the United States for the first time. The Englishman fought twice in 2021. Heading into without a doubt the most important fight of his career, McKinson beat Chris Kongo and Przemyslaw Runowski, respectively, via unanimous decision.
Rocha and Cobbs are being bumped to the main event position this weekend at the Galen Center in Los Angeles due to previous headliner Vergil Ortiz Jr. being forced to pull out of his fight with Michael McKinson after being diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis. The new headliner can be seen worldwide on DAZN.
McKinson remains on the card as he'll take on Jesus Antonio Perez in the co-main event.
Rocha's (18-1, 12 KOs) first time on top of the marquee comes in his home state of California. After going undefeated in his first 16 fights, Rocha suffered his first defeat, losing to Rashidi Ellis by unanimous decision in October 2020. However, Rocha's bounced back in a big way with back-to-back knockout victories over James Bacon and Jeovanis Barraza, respectively.
Cobbs (15-0-1, 10 KOs) has been calling to be in the main event, and now he gets his opportunity. "Blair The Flair" has competed only twice in the last two years. Most recently, Cobbs notched a fifth-round TKO over Brad Solomon in June. Before that, Cobbs defeated Samuel Kotey Neequaye by split decision in February 2020.
McKinson (21-0, 2 KOs) competes in the United States for the first time. The Englishman fought twice in 2021. Heading into without a doubt the most important fight of his career, McKinson beat Chris Kongo and Przemyslaw Runowski, respectively, via unanimous decision.
