DAZN will stream Rocha versus Walker as the main event of a Matchroom Boxing card.

“It’s a brilliant fight,” Hearn, Matchroom’s chairman, said during an interview posted to his company’s YouTube channel. “We were in talks with Brian Norman Jr. as well for a fight, and then we had an opportunity with the WBA to look at a potential eliminator for the world title.”

Walker (18-3-1, 9 KOS) is riding a five-fight winning streak, four in a row by stoppage, since losing a unanimous decision to Lewis Crocker in June 2024. Walker stopped Sam Eggington in the 10th round of his most recent bout May 2.

Rocha (27-2-1, 16 KOs), a southpaw from Santa Ana, California, will fight outside of the United States for the first time in his 10-year career. He’ll compete in enemy territory, as Wolverhampton is Walker’s hometown.

But Rocha should come into the clash carrying tremendous momentum following his spirited unanimous-decision win against former unified 140-pound champion Jose Ramirez on September 12 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Rocha also beat Joseph Diaz Jr. by unanimous decision in March.

Walker is rated No. 3 by the WBA in the welterweight division; Rocha is listed at No. 10. Rocha is also ranked No. 9 by The Ring at 147 pounds.

“I look at the styles of these two guys, and it’s just like an absolute bloodbath, this fight,” Hearn said. “Conor Walker has been on an incredible run, and this is the fight to change it all, an eliminator for the world title, headlining again in Wolverhampton on December 5. It’s going to be a fantastic fight and another wild atmosphere. I think it’ll be a fight of the year.”

Manouk Akopyan is The Ring’s lead writer. Follow him on X and Instagram: @ManoukAkopyan.