Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero predicted he will knock out Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz and will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight title for the first time in the fight they will star in on March 30 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
In statements collected by BoxingScene, Rolly Romero assured that Pitbull Cruz He is a great fighter who will also try to hurt himbut this won’t stop him from beating up the Mexican regardless of whether or not people believe he can beat him.
“Pitbull Cruz is a tremendous fighter, but I’m going to beat him up. He’ll show up and try to beat me up. And I don’t really care if people think I’m going to beat him or not, I just know that I’m going to knock him out. You will see. March 30th“, said.
“I’m launching Amazon Prime, people don’t really understand how big this is. It’s going to be fireworks. (…) 16 fights and I became world champion twice, so I always fight the hardest fights. I don’t turn down a fight“said Romero.
Although some sports experts think that the duel between both boxers will be very even, others predict that Pitbull Cruz – who is the betting favorite to win the fight – will defeat the American by knockout. Although some believe that Rolly Romero He will have no problems defending his belt for the first time WBA super lightweight.
The fighters will meet in a fight that will serve as the co-main event of the showdown between Tim Tszyu and Sebastián Fundora (who replaced the injured Keith Thurman) for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) 154-pound title. The fight, which will be broadcast on the Amazon Prime platform, will mark the Mexican boxer’s second opportunity to be crowned world champion. and his debut in the category. In his first chance, Pitbull Cruz was defeated in a close duel against Gervonta Davis in 2021.
Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz, 24, achieved an important victory against Giovanni Cabrera last July and Now he will have another chance to try to win his first world title. The Mexican boxer has a professional record of 25 victories (17 of them by fast track), two losses and one draw.
For his part, Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero, 27, became the WBA super lightweight champion after his controversial victory over Venezuelan Ismael Barroso, who is now interim champion of the division. The American has a record of 15 wins (12 by fast track) and one loss.
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