Tonight’s WBA welterweight elimination bout clash between WBA #5 Frank Rojas (22-0, 21 KOs) and WBA #6 Jose Benavidez (26-0, 17 KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas will give the winner a direct path to fight for the WBA welterweight title. The fight is in support of the Crawford-Horn clash.

Rojas, 31, was born in the same city of Edwin “El Inca” Valero, known as Merida, and even honors him through a tattoo on his chest, which reflects the idea that he is interested in following in his footsteps. So far, Rojas has fought rather unknown boxers and proof of this is that his last ten rivals only have a combined 15 victories.

Benavidez previously held the WBA interim title at 140 pounds.