Ryan Garcia is said to have chosen Rolly Romero as his opponent for May 2nd in Times Square, New York. It’s surprising to fans that Garcia hand-picked Rolly (16-2, 13 KOs) because he’s not well-liked and was recently knocked out last year.
Garcia vs. Romero will be the main event on Turki Al-Sheikh’s card on May 2nd. Devin Haney will fight Jose Ramirez in the chief support bout. It should be flip-flopped, with Haney-Ramirez in the headliner spot and Garcia-Romero as the co-main event. Ryan is more popular than Devin due to his 12 million Instagram followers, and that’s why he’s in the top spot against Romero.
Boxing fans will give Ryan a pass for using Rolly as a tune-up on PPV because his next fight will be a rematch with Devin Haney in October. So, they’ll put up with Garcia taking the tomato can Rolly Romero because he’s fighting Devin next.
Will Garcia Regret It?
Garcia is counting on Rolly to attract interest in his fight with his trash-talking ability outside of the ring. That’s the main thing that Romero is good at. He’s a limited fighter, but he connects with fans with bizarre interviews.
Still, he’s done so poorly in his fights and hasn’t looked good in a fight in years. He was knocked out by Pitbull Cruz last March and performed poorly in fights against Ismael Barro, Manuel Jaimes, Gervonta Davis, and Jackson Marinez.
Initially, there were talks between Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) and Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz. However, he chose not to take the fight because he was scheduled to fight Angel Fierro on February 1st. Cruz wanted to wait.
So, Ryan went with Romero, 29, as his opponent. Pitbull choosing not to take the fight with Garcia is what messed things up. But even with him choosing not to take the match with Kingry, a better opponent could have been found than Rolly.
Ryan’s promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, was interested in Teofimo Lopez as his opponent, but he went with Rolly instead.
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