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Santa Ana's Alexis Rocha to face Joseph Diaz Jr. at the Honda Center on March 14

The carousel's short video slide, about nine seconds long, shows Rocha in a black T-shirt, shorts and gloves working a heavy bag in a gym, with the headline banner "Santa Ana native Alexis Rocha is set to face Joseph Diaz Jr. at the Honda Center March 14" across the bottom. There is no dialogue, only music.

Santa Ana native Alexis Rocha is heading back into the ring. The boxer is set to face Joseph Diaz Jr. on March 14 at the Honda Center in Anaheim.

Juice Unlocked billed the matchup as one that was shaping up to be a big one for the city.

In Rocha's words

Rocha announced the date himself on Instagram, in a post shown in Juice Unlocked's carousel. He wrote that although "the beginning of this year was challenging," he was happy to announce he would be fighting March 14 at the Honda Center.

He thanked fans "that have patiently waited for me to fight" and promised to "put on a great show for you all," adding the hashtags #TeamLex, #HondaCenter, #March14 and #SantaAna.

The setup

Juice Unlocked's graphic shows the two fighters side by side, fists up, in front of the Honda Center. Another slide shows Rocha in the ring, arm flexed, with a WBO NABO championship belt over his shoulder.

The post did not list the weight class, the rest of the card, the broadcast or ticket details.

What’s next

Rocha and Diaz were scheduled to fight March 14, 2026, at the Honda Center in Anaheim.

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