Alexis Rocha vs Anthony Young: date, time, viewing, setting

Alexis Rocha is scheduled to take on fellow weightlifter Anthony Young on Saturday in Indio, California.

ALEXIS ROCHA (22-1, 14 KOS)
WITH. ANTHONY CHILDREN (24-2, 8 KOS)

• When: Saturday, May 27
• Time: 8pm ET / 5pm PT (main event after that)
• Where: Fantasy Springs, Indio, California
• television/stream: DAZN
• Assignment: Welterweight (147 pounds limit)
• threatened: No main title
• Pound-for-pound ratings: Do not have
• the odds: ARE NOT

• Also on the card: Melvin Jerusalem vs Oscar Collazo, strawweight (for Jerusalem’s WBO belt); Oscar Duarte vs. D’Angelo Keyes, lightweight; John Ramirez vs Fernando Diaz, bantamweights
• Guess: University of Rocha
• Background: Rocha has established herself as a legitimate competitor in the 147-pound weight class having won seven straight games since being overtaken by slick Rashidi Ellis in October 2020. The 25-year-old from the Los Angeles area ranked #1 by the WBO, below sole champion and weightlifter Terence Crawford. Young is a skilled technician from Atlantic City, New Jersey. The 35-year-old hasn’t lost a match since 2016. His biggest win was knocking out former 154-pound champion Sadam Ali in the third round in May 2019, Ali’s last match. Rocha will be his toughest opponent since that match. Young was ranked 8th by the WBO.