Turki Al-Sheikh has simply introduced that Ryan Garcia will struggle former WBA mild welterweight champion Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero, Devin Haney faces Jose Ramirez, and Martin Bakole battles Efe Ajagba on the identical card in Could. That is anticipated to be proven on PPV from Occasions Sq. in New York.
Triple-Header Fights
Ryan Garcia vs. Rolando Romero
Devin Haney vs. Jose Ramirez
Martin Bakole vs. Efe Ajagba
Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) has been given the powerful struggle, going up in opposition to WBA and WBO former mild welterweight champion Jose Ramirez (29-2, 18 KOs). I ponder if this was Invoice Haney’s vibrant thought to match Devin in opposition to this man. He might dwell to remorse taking this struggle.
Rolly Romero (16-2, 13 KOs) is a shock for Ryan’s opponent as a result of Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz had been the identify that he was rumored to be combating. Salvador Rodriguez of ESPN Knockout reviews {that a} “No monetary settlement” may very well be reached with Isaac Cruz; therefore, Rolly was recruited because the opponent for Ryan Garcia.
Cruz knocked out Rolly within the eighth spherical final yr on March thirtieth in a title mismatch. For Ryan to be combating Rolly, it means that he doesn’t need to take any dangers of shedding with him coming off his lengthy 13-month layoff.
“Sadly for ‘Pitbull’ Cruz there was no monetary settlement. Rolly Romero stepped in. The promotion for the struggle in Could goes to be good. We’re ready for particulars about Occasions Sq. or the sector the place the battle will happen… 🥊🥊🥊” stated Salvador Rodriguez on X, explaining why Isaac Cruz wasn’t used as Ryan Garcia’s opponent.
That was a struggle followers would have gotten enthusiastic about, however there would have been loads of threat for Garcia as a result of Cruz might really struggle. Rolly has two out of his final 4 fights, and a few really feel he would have misplaced a 3rd if not for a wierd stoppage in his conflict in opposition to Ismael Barroso in Could 2023.
That was the place the referee stopped the struggle out of the blue after Rolly threw a flurry of punches, with all of them hitting the air. He then raises Rolly’s hand within the air, giving him a knockout win, leaving Barroso standing there like, ‘What’s going on right here.’ That was so bizarre. The referee appeared like he’d flown in on a flying saucer from a distant world, seeing a struggle, ‘Oh, let me cease it.’
Apparently, no rematch was given to Barroso, which made it look even worse for Rolly. There ought to have been one, as a result of that was so completely unhealthy. You needed to really feel sorry for Barroso as a result of he’s not younger, and it was unhappy to see him get handled like that.
The Ring Journal is happy to announce its first boxing card in USA this Could 2025 in collaboration with the online game Deadly Fury: Metropolis of the Wolves (which the cardboard shall be named after) and SNK Video games.
The cardboard consists of three fights:
Ryan Garcia vs Rolando RomeroDevin Haney… pic.twitter.com/hJVEMd91z7
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) January 20, 2025
