Blair Cobbs

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Blair Cobbs
Personal information
Nickname
The Flair [1]
Born (1989-12-30) December 30, 1989 (age 36) [1]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (182 cm) [2]
Weight Welterweight
Boxing career
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record [3]
Total fights20
Wins18
Win by KO11
Losses1
Draws1

Blair Romero Cobbs (born December 30, 1989) is an American professional boxer. He is a former WBC-NABF welterweight title holder.

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Early life

Cobbs was born on December 30, 1989, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He moved with his mother from city to city until his she died when he was 11 years old, at which time he moved in with his grandmother. Following his grandmother's death he lived with his father, [4] Eugene Cobbs, eventually relocating to Guadalajara, Mexico, after his father became a fugitive from the FBI. It was in Guadalajara where Cobbs found boxing. [5]

Professional career

Cobbs made his professional debut on June 28, 2013, scoring a first-round knockout (KO) victory over Martique Holland at Lera's Baile Mexicano in Ruffin, North Carolina. [6]

After compiling a record of 9–0–1 (6 KOs) he faced Ferdinand Kerobyan for the vacant WBC-NABF Junior welterweight title on March 21, 2019, at The Avalon in Los Angeles, California. Kerobyan suffered a cut in the first round from an accidental clash of heads, which Cobbs targeted with sharp jabs. With Cobbs' hand speed being the decisive factor, he went on to win by unanimous decision (UD) to capture his first professional title. One judge scored the bout 79–73 and the other two scored it 77–75. [7]

After a sixth-round knockout (KO) victory against Robert Redmond Jr. in a non-title bout in June, [8] Cobbs made the first defence of his title against Steve Villalobos on August 22 at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. After an even back-and-forth fight for the first five rounds, Cobbs suffered the first knockdown of his career in the sixth after being stunned by a right followed by a flurry of punches to send him to the canvas. After taking control in rounds seven and eight, Cobbs ended the fight in the ninth after landing a series of uppercuts followed by a right hand to send Villalobos stumbling into the ropes and onto the canvas, giving Cobbs the KO win. [9]

His next fight came against Carlos Ortiz for the vacant WBC-NABF welterweight title on November 2, 2019, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The bout served as part of the undercard for Canelo Álvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev. After suffering a knockdown in the first round – a punch from Ortiz grazed the back of Cobbs' head, causing him to stumble and touch the canvas with his left hand and knee – Cobbs scored a knockdown of his own in the sixth with a counter left hook. Ortiz made it to his feet to see out the remainder of the round, only for his corner to pull him out of the contest before the start of the seventh, handing Cobbs a stoppage win via seventh-round corner retirement (RTD). [10] [11]

The first defense of his newly acquired title came on February 14, 2020, against Samuel Kotey Neequaye at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. In a fight which saw Cobbs stay behind the jab and box at range, he received a point deduction in round nine for punching below the belt en route to a split decision (SD) victory. Two judges scored the bout 96–93 in favour of Cobbs while the third scored it 95–94 to Neequaye. [12]

On June 19, 2021, Cobbs stopped Brad Solomon in the fifth round at Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. [13] [14]

He then suffered the first loss of his professional career when he was knocked out in the ninth round by Alexis Rocha at the Galen Center in Los Angeles on March 19, 2022. [15] [16]

Cobbs got back to winning ways in his next fight, defeating Maurice Hooker via unanimous decision at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 6, 2022, in a contest where he knocked his opponent to the canvas three times. [17] [18]

It would be almost two years until his next bout, a unanimous decision win over Adrien Broner on June 7, 2024, at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. [19] [20]

Professional boxing record

20 fights18 wins1 loss
By knockout111
By decision70
Draws1
Key to abbreviations used for results
DQDisqualificationRTDCorner retirement
KOKnockoutSDSplit decision / split draw
MDMajority decision / majority drawTDTechnical decision / technical draw
NCNo contestTKOTechnical knockout
PTSPoints decisionUDUnanimous decision / unanimous draw
Boxing record
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound(s), timeDateLocationNotes
20Win18–1–1Andres Sanchez RamirezTKO3 (6), 1:20Nov 28, 2025 Querétaro, Mexico
19Win17–1–1 Adrien Broner UD10Jun 7, 2024Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
18Win16–1–1 Maurice Hooker UD10Aug 6, 2022Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
17Loss15–1–1Alexis RochaKO9 (10), 0:44Mar 19, 2022 Galen Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
16Win15–0–1 Brad Solomon TKO5 (10), 2:57Jun 19, 2021 Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
15Win14–0–1 Samuel Kotey Neequaye SD10Feb 14, 2020 Honda Center, Anaheim, California, U.S.Retained WBC-NABF welterweight title
14Win13–0–1Carlos OrtizRTD6 (10), 3:00 Nov 2, 2019 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Won vacant WBC-NABF welterweight title
13Win12–0–1Steve VillalobosKO9 (10), 1:20Aug 22, 2019Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.Retained WBC-NABF Junior welterweight title
12Win11–0–1Robert Redmond Jr.KO6 (8), 1:52Jun 21, 2019 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
11Win10–0–1Ferdinand KerobyanUD8Mar 21, 2019The Avalon, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Won vacant WBC-NABF Junior welterweight title
10Win9–0–1Emmanuel ValadezTKO2 (6), 1:52 Jul 21, 2018 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
9Win8–0–1Juan RiveraUD4Jul 6, 2018Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
8Draw7–0–1Mario EsparzaTD4 (4), 0:19Mar 16, 2018Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Fight stopped after Esparza was cut from accidental head clash
7Win7–0Hugo PadillaUD6Oct 14, 2017Auditorio Miguel Ángel Barbarena Vega, Jesús María, Mexico
6Win6–0Allan MooreKO2 (4), 0:54Jun 24, 2017Fitz Casino, Southaven, Mississippi, U.S.
5Win5–0Alejandro MartinezTKO2 (4), 1:45May 18, 2017Escape Bar, Tijuana, Mexico
4Win4–0Julio SanchezUD4Nov 25, 2014 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
3Win3–0Tevin ReynoldsTKO3 (4), 3:00Nov 1, 2013Lera's Baile Mexicano, Ruffin, North Carolina, U.S.
2Win2–0Tyshae FergusonTKO1 (4), 2:35Oct 12, 2013The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1Win1–0Martique HollandKO1 (4), 0:34Jun 28, 2013Lera's Baile Mexicano, Ruffin, North Carolina, U.S.

References

  1. 1 2 "Prince Ranch Boxing – About". Prince Ranch Boxing. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ DAZN Tale of the Tape from Cobbs vs. Villalobos
  3. ↑ "Boxing record for Blair Cobbs". BoxRec .
  4. ↑ "Blair Cobbs". Golden Boy Promotions. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  5. ↑ L. John, Andrew (August 22, 2019). "As a kid, his family hid from the FBI in Mexico; how'd he stay sane? Blair Cobbs learned to box". Desert Sun. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  6. ↑ "BoxRec: Blair Cobbs vs. Martique Holland". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  7. ↑ Serrano, Mario (March 22, 2019). "RESULTS: Blair Cobbs Defeats Ferdinand Kerobyan". Boxing News. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Andrew Cancio Repeats Upset Victory over Puerto Rico's Alberto Machado". The Sweet Science. June 22, 2019. Archived from the original on June 23, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  9. ↑ Donovan, Jake (August 22, 2019). "Blair Cobbs Gets Off The Floor To Stop Steve Villalobos in Ninth". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Canelo vs Kovalev results: Blair Cobbs stops Carlos Ortiz after six rounds". badlefthook.com. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Blair Cobbs Gets Off The Floor To Drop, Stop Carlos Ortiz". Boxing Scene. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  12. ↑ Baca II, Michael (February 14, 2020). "Blair Cobbs edges Samuel Kotey by split decision on Garcia-Fonseca undercard". The Ring. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Blair Cobbs Drops, Stops Brad Solomon in Fifth Round". Boxing Scene. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Blair Cobbs targets another step up in class following latest win". World Boxing News. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Alexis Rocha Drops, Batters, Stops Blair Cobbs in Ninth". Boxing Scene. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Alexis Rocha puts on an electrifying performance with ninth-round knockout of Blair Cobbs". DAZN. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Blair Cobbs Scores Three Knockdowns, Outpoints Maurice Hooker Over Ten Rounds" . Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Blair Cobbs thrilled with performance against Maurice Hooker, showed he can overcome adversity to win". badlefthook.com. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Blair Cobbs Cracks a Listless Adrien Broner, Coasts to Wide Decision". Boxing Scene. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Boxing Results: Blair Cobbs Dominates Adrien Broner". Boxing News 24. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
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