Ryan Garcia’s first battle again was a disaster.
On Friday night time, Garcia returned to motion for the primary time since his suspension following his epic win-turned-no-contest over Devin Haney in 2024, taking over Rolando Romero in the principle occasion of the battle card dubbed “Deadly Fury: Metropolis of Wolves.” The battle was presupposed to be a setup bout for Garcia’s rematch with Haney, till Rolly Romero determined to play spoiler.
A large underdog heading into the bout, Romero the higher and extra assured fighter, flummoxing Garcia for many of the battle and scoring a knockdown within the second spherical over “King Ryan.” From there, Romero by no means seemed again, mixing in energy pictures and slowing the tempo of the battle to a crawl. In the long run, the bout resulted in third-lowest complete of punches thrown in a 12-round battle ever, and Romero took a transparent choice win with scorecards of 115-112, 115-112, and 118-109 .
After the battle, Garcia applauded Romero’s efficiency in a present of fine sportsmanship.
“He fought battle, caught me early,” Garcia stated. “No excuses. Congratulations to him, he fought battle, and that’s that. …
“I simply assume that complete yr took loads off my physique bodily and mentally,” Garcia added. “I’m simply joyful I made it to the ring and went 12 rounds.”
Romero was humble in victory, and although he formally could have setback the Garcia-Haney rematch, Romero was fast to recommend he’d nonetheless prefer to see the 2 of them run issues again anyway.
“I ain’t even excited about what’s subsequent,” Romero stated. “I feel Devin and Ryan ought to get their rematch and make an enormous one.”
Contemplating Haney’s dreadful efficiency in his win over Jose Ramirez earlier within the night time, it’s doable that’s precisely what occurs.
