Garcia vs. Romero headlines unique boxing card in the heart of New York

A specific boxing event is scheduled for this week, Friday night to be exact. Turki Alalshikh announced earlier this year that he wants to organize events in various exotic locations, so Times Square in New York will host a boxing event during this event.

It will be a much shorter event than usual. Only four fights will take place in Times Square, but there will be a number of famous faces. Teofimo Lopez will fight Arnold Barboza, Devin Haney will face Jose Ramirez, and the lesser-known Levale Whittington and debutant Reito Tsutsumi will open the event.

In the main event of the evening, Ryan Garcia and Rolando "Rolly" Romero will cross gloves. This will be Garcia's first fight since defeating Devin Haney a year ago, but his win was later overturned due to a doping failure. Garcia's dominance over Haney was the biggest surprise in the boxing world last year, and despite the fact that he officially lost the fight, many boxing fans do not recognize the annulment and believe that Garcia defeated Haney. Ryan's popularity increased further after that victory, and with a victory over Rolly Romero (16-2-0), he would have entered the fight for one of the world titles.

Romero stats

Romero has recorded 16 wins and only two losses in his 18 professional boxing appearances so far. He was defeated by Isaac Cruz at the end of March last year and Gervonta Davis in May 2022. Davis is the only boxer who has managed to defeat Ryan Garcia so far. According to the bookmakers, Garcia is the huge favorite in the match against Romero. The odds on Ryan are 1.10, while the odds on Romero's victory are quoted from 6.50 to 7.00. A truly great underestimation of Romero, but Romero emphasizes that he does not come to New York to lose.

"I have to hit Garcia really hard in the face. I don't think the fight will last long, we could end up fighting. I'm going to destroy him, he's going to be on the floor. The only thing I have in mind is to beat Ryan Garcia up real bad. I'm not going to hit him too hard because I don't want to ruin his pretty face and ruin his modeling career. How can he prepare for my punches? From what I've noticed, he's allergic to hard punchers. He gave up against 'Tank' Davis," Romero told Ring magazine.

Rolando Romero may not be the top of the world of boxing, but he's a fearless guy who's always ready to fight. He may be a big underdog for a reason if we focus solely on boxing technique and skills. But there are many more factors to it all, and don't be too surprised if Romero defeats Ryan Garcia late Friday night.