Former Oklahoma football coach Barry Switzer, right, speaks during a news conference promoting Saturday's Top Rank Boxing card at Chesapeake Energy Arena. [PHOTO PROVIDED]

It's an unusual news conference when one of Oklahoma's greatest football coaches crashes it.

He was at Top Rank's news conference, a boxing promotion company with fights scheduled Saturday at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

“What the hell am I doing here?” Switzer yelled.

Barry Switzer walked across the stage with a smile.

So what was one of OU's legendary coaches doing at a boxing news conference? He came to send a message.

“Alex, good luck to you,” Switzer said.

Switzer was talking to Alex Saucedo, an Oklahoma native who, with a win against Leonardo Zappavigna, will have an automatic bid for a chance at the WBO Junior Welterweight title.

“Alex is an Oklahoma City boy,” Switzer said. “I have to give a shout out to him.”