Via Barry Holbrook: Michael McKinson said he is ready to face Blair Cobbs or Alexis Roach in the main event this Saturday night after his original opponent, undefeated WBO 1st place contender Vergil Ortiz Jr., was disqualified due to health issues. strong.
McKinson (21-0, 2 KOs) said he spent four months training hard for his battle with Ortiz and that he has family traveling over from the UK to watch him fight.
After all the effort he’s put in, McKinson says he still wants to fight Saturday night against anyone Golden Boy Promotion can find him.
Welterweight prospect Blair Cobbs (15-0-1, 10 KOs) called McKinson, saying he’s ready to fight him in the main event. However, Cobbs was scheduled to take on Alexis Rocha (18-0-1, 12 KOs) on the cards, and it’s unlikely his promoters at Golden Boy would want to cancel that fight. If they do, they need to find a replacement for Rocha.
Battle Cards will be shown on DAZN and will take place at the Galens Center in Los Angeles, California.
“They don’t need to do me any favors, do they?” McKinson told iFL TV about Golden Boy Promotion does not need to find a replacement for him to compete this Saturday after Vergil Ortiz Jr withdrew due to medical reasons.
There are some boxing fans on social media who believe that the main reason 23-year-old Vergil Ortiz Jr withdrew was because he struggled badly to get down to the 147 lb limit. He won’t make it through and falls ill because of the grueling weight loss process.
“The fighting thing they have to do is give their best. I heard they still want me on the show. I haven’t heard anything. For now, I’m just waiting for the updates to see if they can do it.
“I’m here to fight, I’m here to show for the Americans. I saw Blair Cobbs calling me out on Instagram and Twitter. He’s a character, isn’t he? He’s a fitting character.
“I will give the Golden Boy immediately. I will take any of them [Cobbs or Alexis Rocha] in the main event now. I was prepared to fight Vergil Ortiz,” McKinson said.
Cobbs isn’t ready for a rookie boxer like McKinson, and his supporters realize that. At 32, Cobbs is still being contested by the numbering system in the sport, and he’s not ready for a boxer with the technical skill of McKinson.
Preparing for a boxer like McKinson, a novice like Cobbs, will take months, and even then, he may be over his head.
“Despite their southern terrier, I am very good with southern scorpions,” says McKinson. “I spent a few weeks with Josh Taylor not too long ago. But yes, I will fight any of them. I don’t know anything yet.
McKinson said of the clash between Cobbs and Rocha: “They fought each other, a great battle. “Both are males, so both have been trained to fight southern fish. I’m training to fight Ortiz. The showdown continued.
“I am here to fight and I will fight them or whoever else they want to offer me. They’re fighting each other, it’s been a great fight for the fans and all. Why do they want to fight me? Do I draw bigger? I don’t get it,” said McKinson, not realizing that he was ranked 4th with the WBO at 147th. If non-first-rate opponents like Rocha or Cobbs beat him, they would get 15th. from that win. .
“I was surprised when I saw that Blair Cobbs cartoon, but people are talking about it at the moment. Hopefully, I can get on the show. McKinson said.
