Ryan Garcia vs. Rolando Romero
| Date | May 2, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Times Square, New York City, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBA regular welterweight title | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rolando Romero won via UD (115-112, 118-109, 115-112) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ryan Garcia vs. Rolando Romero, billed as Fatal Fury in Times Square[a], was a professional boxing match contested between Ryan Garcia and Rolando Romero for the vacant WBA regular welterweight title. The bout took place on May 3, 2025 in Times Square, New York City, New York, U.S. Romero won by unanimous decision.[2]
Background
In January 2025, reports began to state that Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney would not be having an immediate rematch, but instead fight different opponents on the same card.[3] Garcia–Rolando Romero and Haney–José Ramírez were the rumored bouts for May.[4]
On February 28, Turki Alalsheikh announced that Garcia–Romero and Haney–Ramírez would take place on May 2, with Teofimo Lopez facing off Arnold Barboza Jr.[5] Alalsheikh also announced that the event would take place in Times Square rather than a traditional arena and the first ever boxing event at the venue, in partnership with The Ring and being named after the upcoming video game Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves from SNK.[1]
Fight card
| Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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| Welterweight | Rolando Romero | def. | Ryan Garcia | UD | 12 | 3:00 | Note 1 |
| Welterweight | Devin Haney | def. | José Ramírez | UD | 12 | 3:00 | |
| Light welterweight | Teofimo Lopez (c) | def. | Arnold Barboza Jr. | UD | 12 | 3:00 | Note 2 |
| Featherweight | Reito Tsutsumi | def. | Levale Whittington | UD | 6 | 3:00 | Note 3 |
^Note 1 For vacant WBA (Regular) welterweight title
^Note 2 For WBO and The Ring light welterweight titles
^Note 3 Tsutsumi's professional debut
Notes
- ^ The event is being named after the upcoming video game from SNK titled Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves as part of a partnership.[1]
References
- ^ a b Penn, Matt (28 February 2025). "Garcia-Romero, Haney-Ramirez, Lopez-Barboza: 'Fatal Fury: City of The Wolves' Tripleheader Official For Times Square". The Ring.
- ^ "Rolly Romero Outpoints Ryan Garcia". boxingnews24.com.
- ^ Mazique, Brian (16 January 2025). "Ryan Garcia And Devin Haney Agree to Rematch - Everything You Need To Know". Forbes.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (20 January 2025). "Ryan Garcia vs. Rolly Romero, Haney-Ramirez, Bakole-Ajagba Set For Ring Magazine May Card". The Ring.
- ^ Armen Graham, Bryan (28 February 2025). "Ryan Garcia to headline Saudi-backed boxing card in New York's Times Square". The Guardian.