This Saturday’s tremendous light-weight world title bout between Cuban-born American Rolando Romero and Venezuelan Ismael Barroso is an fascinating battle and one through which the knockout shall be latent always.
Las Vegas can have a showdown between one of the charismatic fighters of the second and a veteran of spectacular energy that would finish spectacularly relying on the way it develops.
On “Rolly’s” aspect, he’s a fighter who’s used to adapting to each battle and has youth on his aspect. Endurance and physique work shall be key for Romero if he needs to turn into a world champion.
He’s coming off a troublesome knockout loss to Gervonta Davis and was initially scheduled to face Puello, however after the Dominican failed VADA check, he’ll now go for the vacant title.
Barroso is a strong southpaw puncher who’s a former interim light-weight champion and is used to ending fights early. He has been chasing a title shot for years and now has it in his fingers however should defeat a youthful and really uncomfortable opponent.
His benefit is his punching energy, the truth that Romero is coming from being knocked out by a southpaw like him and he shall be searching for a knockout from the beginning figuring out that he has a health drawback, so prolonging the battle takes away his probabilities.
Romero is available in with 14 wins, 1 loss and 12 knockouts whereas Barroso has 24 wins, 3 losses, 2 attracts and 22 knockouts.