“Rolly” Romero will face Ryan Garcia in May after “Pitbull” Cruz withdrew

January 21, 2025No CommentsSports

From Boxing News – 01/21/2025 – Comments

Rolando “Rolly” Romero was given the May 2 fight against Ryan Garcia after Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz decided not to accept it due to his already scheduled fight next month. This is Rolly’s chance to surprise the battle-hardened Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) on the undercard of Turki Al-Sheikh in Times Square in New York City.

Rolly enters

Cruz has a fight scheduled for February 1 against Angel Fierro and didn’t want to negotiate another fight until after his fight. Fans were hoping to see Ryan and Pitbull fight as it would have been much more interesting than watching Rolly fight.

It is unclear whether other fighters were available to step in. There are many fighters in the 140-pound division with more talent than Rolly, and it would have been great for the fans to see someone else.

Former WBA light welterweight champion Rolly (16-2, 13 KOs) was knocked out in the eighth round by Pitbull Cruz on March 30 last year. This was a surprisingly one-sided fight.

On the May 2 card, Devin Haney faces Jose Ramirez and heavyweight Martin Bakole fights Efe Ajagba.

According to the source involved, this card with Garcia-Rolly and Haney-Ramirez is also scheduled for May 2nd (a Friday night). #Boxing https://t.co/dPZGmJgiv0

– Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) January 21, 2025