Óscar de la Hoya, promoter of Golden Boy Promotions, completely ruled out a possible fight between Ryan García and Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero because He stated that the former 140-pound champion is finished and was exposed after his defeat by knockout against Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz.
In an interview with Fight Hub, De la Hoya expressed that, after the performance against the Mexican Cruz, Rolly Romero’s weaknesses as a fighter were exposed and That’s why there is nothing to work on between him and García.
“Rolly is finished, he was exposed. I like him as a person. When I talked to him he was polite and a good person, but with all the trash he talked about me, I no longer respect him. As a fighter, above the ring, he was exposed. So there’s nothing to work on between Ryan and Rolly“, said.
After leaving aside Ryan García and accepting the fight with Pitbull Cruz, Rolly Romero He said some things against Óscar de la Hoya and the Californian that the promoter did not like. For this reason, the fall against the Mexican seemed so funny to the former world champion that he did not waste the moment.
Pitbull Cruz has just dominated Rolly Romero from start to finish and kept his mouth shut as he promised before the fight on March 30 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.
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.
Ryan Garcia, 24, moved up to 140 pounds after his first loss in the sport against Gervonta Davis in 2023 and He made his successful debut in the new category after knocking out Óscar Duarte to try to be crowned world champion. The Mexican-American boxer has a record of 24 wins (20 by knockout) and one setback in his professional career.
For his part, 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 win the 140-pound crown again. The American has a record of 15 wins (12 by fast track) and two losses.
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· Devoured by a “Chihuahua”: Isaac Cruz beats “Rolly” Romero and is world champion