Rolly Romero surpasses Ryan Garcia

New York, New York-Ryan Garcia (24-2, 20 COs) returned after a year-long suspension against Rolando “Rolly” Romero (17-2, 13 COs), but his return did not go as expected. Ryan demonstrated ring rust and looked unprepared for a power bump like Rolly.

The added weight improved Romero’s strength and dropped Garcia in the second round with a double left hook. Ryan begins his offensive assault in the match by gradually raising his production from the first to the second round and throwing a fighting high 28 strokes in that round. When he suffered from the knockout, he shook and changed his approach by limiting the exchanges, which significantly reduced his production for the next ten rounds.

“Rolly fought a good fight. He caught me early, no excuses. Congratulations to him. He did a good job, and that’s it,” Garcia said. Romero pointed out Garcia by being the most active of the two and throwing 215 jabs and connecting 39 of it (Compubox). The combined 490 strokes thrown by both fighters are the third lowest strokes recorded by Compubox in their 40-year history.

With the unanimous victory, Rolly won the WBA welterweight title and put himself back on the winning path. If he defeats a star with a big name like Ryan, he only raises his profile and gives him many match options in the future. “Knockdowns always help. Ryan is a fighter. He got up and completed the fight. I am grateful for this opportunity,” Romero said. The move to 147 helped him, and it showed in the ring. Ryan hesitated to get involved after he felt Rolly’s power. In the future, we could see the Rolly of Old, the Power Puncher who knocked out opponents.

In the Co-Main event, Devin Haney Jose Ramirez adopted, and similar to Garcia-Romero, it was a match of limited exchanges where we saw Haney taking a very safe approach by boxing on the outside for the full game of 36 minutes. The combined 503 strokes thrown by both fighters earn fourth place on the Compubox rankings for the least strokes thrown right under Garcia-Romero. Records, the fatal anger organizers did not aim to create the opportunity. Haney exceeded Ramirez 70 to 40 in the total blows, which achieved the unanimous victory. It was a very technical match by Haney, who was content to do minimal work to win. “I felt good to go into the fight, and the game plan I was working on certainly showed. I disabled him. He couldn’t do anything in it, ‘says Haney. He previously said he would correct the mistakes of the Garcia fight and return to what he does best, which is a box. This strategy reduces the opportunities of opponents, making it difficult to land.

In the Triplehead opener, Theofimo Lopez Arnold Barboza jr. Defeated via unanimous decision. Lopez showed his agility and elusive and remained outside Barboza’s bumps. The velocity and footwork were challenging for Barboza. “We gave it all, but this time we were lacking. Congratulations to theofimo with a hard win. We will take the experience, learn from it and come back stronger. The work continues. Maybe we can fight against Ryan, or Haney, or someone who will give us an opportunity, ‘says Barboza. As far as Lopez is concerned, a move to welterweight may be in the future, which says it can be time to make the move. He seems to have his eyesight on Jaron Ennis and calls him out: “I am Dora the explorer, and I am looking for boots.”