Alexis Rocha: record, next fight and profile →
Alexis Rocha fully embraced all pre-fight talk regarding a potential future showdown with Terence Crawford. It’s a conversation he is more eager to revisit as he plans his next fight, which he prefers to come sooner rather than later—and preferably with the WBO welterweight titlist standing in the opposite corner.
A prior meeting between Oscar De La Hoya and Terence Crawford has now come to light. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that talks are ongoing for a WBO mandatory title fight in the welterweight division between Crawford as the defending champ and number-one ranked challenger Alexis Rocha. The sanctioning body has now done its part to help expedite matters, having formally ordered the fight on Monday.
Just because something in sports goes the way everyone expected doesn’t mean we can’t get more than we bargained for. Put two determined punchers in the ring and fun things happen. Fun things happened at Wembley on Saturday as Artur Beterbiev retained the lineal light heavyweight crown with an eighth round stoppage of a game Anthony Yarde.
The writing was on the wall even before Alexis Rocha stepped into the ring for his latest bout. A win would leave the streaking contender on the short list of realistic—read: available—options for three-division and reigning WBO welterweight titlist Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford. Rocha did his part with a highlight-reel, seventh-round knockout of late replacement George Ashie (33-6-2, 25KOs) atop a DAZN show this past Saturday from YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California.
Alexis Rocha spent the entire pre-fight buildup fielding questions about a potential shot at WBO welterweight champion Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford. If such a fight is on the horizon, the fighting pride of Santa Ana, California made an emphatic statement to plead his case.
Alexis Rocha can easily envision a day where a fight with Vergil Ortiz Jr. would become a necessity to determine welterweight supremacy. For now, the two are among a healthy mix of young, hungry fighters in a division ripe for a changing of the guard and
Anthony Young has a better record than George Ashie, including a technical-knockout win that sent Sadam Ali into retirement in 2019. Oscar De La Hoya is nevertheless wary of Ashie, who replaced an injured Young this week as Alexis Rocha’s opponent
Alexis Rocha has lofty goals of conquering the world in 2023 and beyond. But not before making one more pit stop back home. Rocha headlines the first U.S.-based DAZN show of the year, facing Ghana’s George Ashie (33-5-1, 25KOs) this Saturday
Rocha, Aishie Weights Photos Gallery - As the countdown continues for the inaugural boxing event at YouTube Theater in Inglewood this Saturday, January 28, Santa Ana’s Alexis “Lex” Rocha (21-1, 13 KOs) hosted a press conference today in Los Angeles ahead of his NABO title defense against George “Red Tiger” Ashie (33-5-1, 25 KOs) of Accra, Ghana.
Alexis Rocha soaked in the cheers of his adoring public as he once again effortlessly made weight. The 25-year-old southpaw from Santa Ana, California has remained a model of consistency at the scale throughout his young career. It showed once again during Friday’s official pre-fight weigh-in, where Rocha registered a fighting fit 146.4 pounds for his NABO welterweight title defense.