Ryan Garcia has reportedly chosen Rolly Romero as his opponent on May 2nd in New York's Times Square. It is surprising to fans that Garcia chose Rolly (16-2, 13 KO) because he is unpopular and was recently eliminated last year.
Garcia vs. Romero will be the main event of Turki Al Sheikh's card on May 2. Devin Haney will face Jose Ramirez in the main support bout. It should be a rollercoaster, with Haney Ramirez as the headliner and Garcia Romero as the co-main event. Ryan is more popular than Devin due to his 12 million Instagram followers, which is why he ranks ahead of Romero.
Boxing fans will give Ryan a pass to use Rolly as a setter on PPV because his next fight will be a rematch with Devin Haney in October. So, they'll put up with Garcia taking Rolly Romero's tomato can because he's going to fight Devin next.
Does Garcia regret it?
Garcia is counting on Rolly to attract interest in his fight with his ability to talk trash outside the ring. This is the main thing Romero is good at. He's a limited fighter, but he connects with fans through quirky interviews.
However, he performed very poorly in his fights and had not looked good in combat in years. He was knocked out by Pitbull Cruz last March and performed poorly in fights against Ismael Barrow, Manuel James, Gervonta Davis and Jackson Marinez.
Initially, there were talks between Garcia (24-1, 20 KO) and Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz. However, he chose not to take the fight because he was scheduled to fight Angel Fierro on February 1st. Cruz wanted to wait.
So, Ryan went with Romero, 29, as his opponent. Pitbull choosing not to fight Garcia is what spoiled things. But even with him choosing not to fight the match with Kingery, it was possible to find a better opponent than Rulie.
Ryan's promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, was interested in Teofimo Lopez as his competitor, but went with Rowley instead.
