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“Rolly” Romero faces Ryan Garcia in May after “Pitbull” Cruz retires

With Boxing news – 21/01/2025 – Comments

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero was given the May 2 fight against Ryan Garcia after Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz opted out due to his scheduled fight next month. This is Roley’s chance to pull off an upset of the rusty Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) on Turki Al-Sheikh’s card in New York’s Times Square.

Rolly Steps In

Cruz has a fight scheduled against Angel Fierro on February 1st and didn’t want to negotiate another fight until after his fight. Fans were hoping to see Ryan and Pitbull fight as it would be much more interesting than watching Rollie take the fight.

It is unclear if there were other fighters available who could have intervened. The 140-pound division has plenty of fighters with more talent than Rolly, and it would be great for 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 last year in the eighth round on March 30. This was a surprisingly one-sided match.

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

Also, per a source involved — this card featuring Garcia-Rolly & Haney-Ramirez is scheduled for May 2nd (a Friday night). #boxing https://t.co/dPZGmJgiv0

— Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) January 21, 2025

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