Former undisputed junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor is mulling the next move for his pro career. Taylor is plotting to fight at least three times in 2024, after fighting only a single time in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Alexis Rocha didn’t need to fight Giovanni Santillan. He was already ranked the number one contender in the WBO and simply needed to bide his time and wait patiently for a world title shot. That, of course, would’ve resulted in ring rust. With Terenc...
Opportunity knocked. A pair of fighters answered the door in a big way last weekend. Heading into last weekend, Alexis Rocha had risen in enough esteem at welterweight to be ranked in the top five by both TBRB and Ring Magazine. The WBO ranked him nu...
Few were giving him a chance. Considering that Giovanni Santillan has spent the majority of his career fighting in unwelcoming places against nondescript opponents, a large segment of the boxing world had no idea who he was. They were also clueless t...
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Santillan, Rocha Fight Photos Gallery - Inglewood, California - In a welterweight showdown, Giovani Santillan (32-0, 17 KOs) dropped Alexis Rocha (23-2, 15 KOs) three times and beat him down for a sixth round stoppage. (photos by Cris Esqueda)
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By Manouk Akopyan - Everything in the air Saturday night at the fabled Kia Forum had an old-school feel to it as Alexis Rocha and Giovani Santillan got set to square off for their welterweight scrap. Santa Ana’s Rocha and San Diego’s Santillan were b...
LOS ANGELES – Giovani Santillan realizes that he’s on the brink of a breakthrough should he score a win against Alexis Rocha on Saturday at the Kia Forum in Inglewood while headlining a Golden Boy Promotions show on DAZN.
By Manouk Akopyan - Alexis Rocha is quickly evolving into a headlining attraction for Golden Boy Promotions. Rocha (23-1, 15 KOs) will be featured as the main event for his third straight show this year when he takes on Giovani Santillan (31-0, 16 KO...
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