[ad_1]
Welterweight Alexis ‘Lex’ Rocha 18-1 (12) and Blair ‘The Flair’ Cobbs 15-0-1 (12) will meet at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, California on Saturday night.
Southpaw Rocha, 24, criticised the 32-year-old Cobbs for his level of opposition. Their fight was elevated to the main event after Vergil Ortiz 18-0 (18) was forced to withdraw from his fight against Michael McKinson 21-0 (2) after suffering from rhabdomyolysis.
“First off, I want to thank God, Robert Diaz, and the Golden Boy team for moving me to the main event,” said Rocha.
“The fight was presented to him last November and we didn’t fight. It wasn’t my fault. [Ferdinand] Kerobyan was your only notable win. Let’s remember Blair. You’re acting like a clown here and there. Like there are clowns in the circus, there are also lions and tigers. Remember this face. You’re one fight from the commentary booth. You’ll be announcing my fights after this.”
Cobbs batted back the claim he was offered the fight against Rocha late last year and promised to do a number on his younger Californian opponent.
“There was no fight offered to me last November,” said Cobbs. “Am I the kind of person to turn down fights? Does Blair the Flair look like he gives a shit… I don’t think so.
“I wanted that fight in November, but we couldn’t make it happen. Finally, we made it happen. I did not hesitate to sign this contract. Then we waited for Alexis to sign. I’m looking for bigger and better fights.
“McKinson, I have nothing but respect. He and I are cut from the same cloth. Underdogs were fighting big fights, undefeated fighters in the fire. I am so good at it.
“When I put these young fighters in the fire with me, they seem not to look the same. He’s only been tested one time against Brad Solomon and he almost lost. What happened when Solomon fought me with more than two months of training. We got the job done in the fifth round.”
Oscar De La Hoya, chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, said Ortiz was recovering well from his recent illness.
“I talked to him,” said De La Hoya. “He’s back home and he’s feeling better.
“It’s miserable that it happened so close to the fight. He was ready and looking forward to it. Things happen, but we have to look forward to an amazing main event.
“I want to take a moment and thank Cobbs and Rocha for stepping up and willing to fight in the main event. It’s an exciting fight.
“We have many young prospects who we are looking at that are going to the next level. That’s why this whole card is super exciting. Especially the main event, it’s going to be fireworks. They have a lot at stake, but they are ready for the next level.”
[ad_2]
Source link