Julio César Chávez Jr. advised Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero to will not retire after being knocked out by Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz and losing his WBA super lightweight title in Las Vegas last weekend.
In an interview with Fight Hype, Chávez Jr. stated that Rolly Romero He must make some changes to his “crazy” fighting style. so that his opponents cannot decipher his movements and understand that sometimes you win and other times you lose.
“He needs to change his style, because it is very crazy, because any fighter can predict what Rolly is going to do. He needs to change some things. You don’t have to retire, Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. He needs to come back,” she said.
It should be noted that Pitbull Cruz dominated Rolly Romero from start to finish and shut his mouth as he promised before last weekend’s fight to be crowned champion at 140 pounds. The American He could not at any time counteract the power of the Mexican and from the beginning he was hurt with strong blows, but he was able to survive on several occasions until the eighth the referee stopped the fight after a shower of fists.
After falling again and being silenced in the ring, the former two-division champion promised that he would return and changed his tone after he used his trash talk repeatedly to attack the Mexican during the promotion of the fight.
“When you lose a fight usually the support starts to fade and people start to stop calling you to see how you are. But after Saturday I have received a lot of love and support from many different places, and that has made a big difference in being able to assimilate and accept this defeat. Thank you to Amazon Prime and Premier Boxing Champions, my team and all my sponsors. And to the fans who put all their support in me. “I promise you that I will come back better and stronger than ever to prove to myself and my detractors that I belong at the highest level of boxing with the best,” he posted on Instagram.
For now, it is unknown what Rolly Romero’s next steps will be. Previously, the American He was interested in a fight with Ryan García, but now that he doesn’t have the belt it doesn’t seem possible that can happen. Another option would be to face the Venezuelan Ismael Barroso, whom he beat due to a controversial stoppage by referee Tony Weeks, who became interim WBA champion and has been calling for a rematch.
Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero, 27 years old, former champion of two weight divisions and now hopes to come back stronger to shake off this new setback in his career against Pitbull Cruz and try to be crowned again at 140 pounds. The American has a record of 15 wins (12 by fast track) and two losses.
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