By: Sean Crose
It had been simply over a 12 months since Rolando “Rolly” Romero had been in a boxing ring. Certainly, the person’s final combat had ended with Romero getting iced by none apart from Gervonta Davis again in Might of 2022. Returning to the ring for the primary time since that defeat, Romero was gunning for the WBA world junior welterweight title on Saturday evening in Las Vegas. His opponent was Venezuelan Ismael Barroso, an unheralded however very expert veteran contender who appeared to acknowledge that he had the chance of a lifetime earlier than him within the flashy American.
Romero fired his jab and stored out of vary through the first whereas the southpaw Barroso pushed the motion behind a jab of his personal. Barroso went down from a slip within the second whereas Romero continued to attempt to preserve out of vary. The third noticed Barroso drop Romero with a left within the closing minute of the spherical. Romero acquired up but it surely was clear Barroso was in a position to attain his man and land successfully. With that being mentioned, Romero had a powerful fourth the place his fists discovered their goal. Barroso, although, was very sport all through.
The fifth was shut, with moments the place each males exchanged leather-based, although Barroso could have edged it. The sixth confirmed that it was time for Romero to let his arms go. He wasn’t doing poorly – he many have even been up on the playing cards – however he was being caught by his man to the physique, in addition to to the top. Romero was in a position to reverse that development within the seventh due to some sharp punching of his personal. Barroso’s physique connect informed the story of the eighth.
Romero pushed Barroso to the mat within the ninth, but it surely was counted as a knockdown. Barroso beat the depend, however Romero began to actually pile it on him. Barroso, nonetheless, was clearly not out of the motion. But for some inexplicable motive, referee Tony Weeks stepped in and stopped the bout. Romero walked out of the ring with the WBA title courtesy of a really unusual ruling by the referee. “He ought to have been in a position to preserve going,” Romero mentioned of Barroso after the match had ended.
