Rolando Romero
| Rolando Romero | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Rolando Florencio Romero Moreno |
| Nickname(s) | Rolly |
| Weight(s) | Lightweight |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Reach | 68 in (173 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | October 14, 1995 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 14 |
| Wins | 14 |
| Wins by KO | 12 |
| Losses | 0 |
Rolando Florencio Romero Moreno (born October 14, 1995) is an American professional boxer who held the WBA interim lightweight title from 2020 to August 2021.
Professional career[]
Debut[]
Romero made his professional debut on December 2, 2016, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against David Courtney at the Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall in Sunrise Manor, Nevada.[2]
Romero vs. Marinez[]
After compiling a record of 11–0 (10 KOs) Romero faced undefeated Dominican Jackson Marinez for the vacant WBA interim lightweight title on August 15, 2020, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Romero captured the vacant WBA interim title via twelve-round unanimous decision (UD) with the judges' scorecards reading 118–110, 116–112, and 115–113. This decision was considered very controversial, with many feeling Marinez deserved the win.[3][4][5]
Romero vs. Sparrow[]
Romero was scheduled to take on Justin Pauldo, but Pauldo came in 5Ibs over the contracted weight. Romero's team would then change the weight to 140 Ibs, but Pauldo failed a pre-fight physical with the commission having to cancel it. Romero fought Avery Sparrow as a last minute opponent, the latter having had five weeks of training prior to this fight. Romero defeated his opponent by seventh-round technical knockout, and aired his frustrations with Sparrow's fighting style after the fight: "He fought like a coward, he just wanted a street fight because he knew he wasn’t gonna do anything to me."[6]
Romero vs. Yigit[]
Romero was slated to defend his interim title against Austin Dulay on the undercard of Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castaño on July 17, 2021. Dulay pulled out of the fight a few days before the scheduled date which prompted Romero to claim that Dulay had pulled out of the fight due to a “panic attack.” Dulay responded by revealing that he suffered a knee injury and offered to give Romero $10,000 of his fight purse to reschedule the fight.[7]
Anthony Yigit was subsequently moved from his untelevised preliminary slot to step in as Romero's opponent.[8] Romero's title was no longer on the line when Yigit weighed in 5.2 lbs over the 135 lb limit, but the fight nonetheless went ahead. On the night, Romero dropped Yigit multiple times en route to a seventh-round technical knockout victory.[9] The San Antonio crowd booed Romero as he was announced as the winner, voicing their displeasure with his roughhouse tactics of throwing elbows, shoving and grappling his opponent. He was unfazed when questioned about it in his post-fight interview, saying, "I fought a 140 pounder and I fucking stopped him, simple as that."[10]
Canceled Gervonta Davis fight[]
On October 6, 2021, it was announced that Romero would be facing undefeated WBA (Regular) lightweight champion Gervonta Davis on December 5 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Showtime PPV.[11] However, Romero was pulled from the bout due to sexual assault allegations made against him, and was subsequently replaced with Isaac Cruz.[12]
Controversies[]
In October 2021, weeks after his bout with Davis was announced, Romero was the subject of numerous allegations of sexual assault. Stephen Espinoza of Showtime described them as 'disturbing' and said they were monitoring the situation.[13]
Professional boxing record[]
| 14 fights | 14 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 12 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 14 | Win | 14–0 |  Anthony Yigit
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TKO | 7 (12), 1:54 | Jul 17, 2021 |  AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
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Romero's WBA interim lightweight title no longer at stake due to Yigit missing weight |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Avery Sparrow
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TKO | 7 (12), 0:43 | Jan 23, 2021 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
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| 12 | Win | 12–0 |  Jackson Marinez
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UD | 12 | Aug 15, 2020 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
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Won vacant WBA interim lightweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 |  Arturs Ahmetovs
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TKO | 2 (8), 1:22 | Feb 22, 2020 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Juan Carlos Cordones
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KO | 1 (6), 2:14 | Nov 1, 2019 | Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Sunrise Manor, Nevada, U.S.
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 |  Andres Figueroa
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KO | 4 (6), 1:27 | Apr 20, 2019 | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S.
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Nicolas Atilio Velazquez
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KO | 1 (6), 1:02 | Mar 9, 2019 | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S.
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Rondale Hubbert
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TKO | 2 (6), 0:45 | Dec 7, 2018 | Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Sunrise Manor, Nevada, U.S.
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 |  Dieumerci Nzau
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KO | 1 (6), 1:17 | Oct 27, 2018 | Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Sunrise Manor, Nevada, U.S.
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Javier Martinez
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UD | 6 | Aug 3, 2018 | Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Sunrise Manor, Nevada, U.S.
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Alex Silva
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TKO | 1 (4), 2:48 | Jan 27, 2018 | Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Sunrise Manor, Nevada, U.S.
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Johnny Estrada
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KO | 2 (4), 2:02 | Oct 21, 2017 | Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Sunrise Manor, Nevada, U.S.
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Adrian Levya
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TKO | 4 (4), 0:23 | May 20, 2017 | Laredo Energy Arena, Laredo, Texas, U.S.
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | David Courtney
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TKO | 1 (4), 1:11 | Dec 2, 2016 | Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Sunrise Manor, Nevada, U.S.
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References[]
- ^ "Boxing record for Rolando Romero". BoxRec.
- ^ "BoxRec: Rolando Romero vs. David Courtney". BoxRec. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Idec, Keith (August 15, 2020). "Rolando Romero Controversially Decisions Jackson Marinez For WBA Interim-Title". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Gordan, Sam (August 15, 2020). "Rolando Romero, David Benavidez score wins in PBC card on Showtime | Las Vegas Review-Journal". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Christ, Scott (August 16, 2020). "WBA to consider Rolando Romero vs Jackson Marinez rematch". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Idec, Keith. "Rolly Romero: Sparrow Fought Like A Coward, Lucky They Stopped It When They Did". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ Stumberg, Patrick L. (July 8, 2021). "Austin Dulay injured, Rolando Romero vs Anthony Yigit set for July 17th". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ Stumberg, Patrick L. (July 8, 2021). "Austin Dulay injured, Rolando Romero vs Anthony Yigit set for July 17th". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ "Rolando Romero scores dominant seventh round knockout of Anthony Yigit". The Ring. July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ Christ, Scott (July 17, 2021). "Results and highlights: Romero stops Yigit, Vidal edges past Aleem". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ Donovan, Jake. "Gervonta Davis-Rolly Romero Showtime Pay-Per-View, December 5 At Staples Center". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ "Isaac 'Pitbull' Cruz frontrunner to replace Rolly Romero for Tank Davis fight on Dec.5th ⋆ Boxing News 24". Boxing News 24. October 31, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ Esco, Wil (October 29, 2021). "Rolando Romero faces numerous accusations of sexual assault leading". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
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