Ryan Garcia vs. Rolando Romero boxing fight, a much-awaited event, is going to start soon. Garcia is set for a high-profile boxing return as he takes on Rolando “Rolly” Romero on Friday, May 2, in New York. The welterweight bout headlines a stacked card that also features Devin Haney vs Jose Ramirez and Teofimo Lopez vs Arnold Barboza Jr.
Ryan Garcia vs. Rolando Romero start time
The highly-anticipated boxing match is expected to begin at 6pm ET. It will also be available for live streaming for the fans.
Garcia (24-1-0-1, 20 Kos) last fought in April 2024 against Devin Kaney and secured a seemingly career-defining victory. However, the result was overturned to a no contest as Garcia tested positive for Ostarine, for which he was banned from playing for a year. A heavy fine was also levied on the boxer.
Ryan Garcia's return to prominence certainly has a novel setting.
The polarizing Californian, on the shelf for a year after failing a drug test last spring, is back to main-event status on Friday night atop a fight card taking place outdoors at Times Square in midtown Manhattan.
Now 26 years old, Garcia will face former lightweight title challenger Rolando Romero in a 12-rounder for the WBA's second-tier championship at 147 pounds, a rung below the "super" status held by Jaron Ennis.
Garcia's most recent foe, Devin Haney, will appear on the show in the co-main event against fellow former 140-pound champ Jose Carlos Ramirez, and the event's third big fight matches reigning 140-pound claimant Teofimo Lopez against unbeaten contender Arnold Barboza Jr.
The B/R combat team is in place to take in all the action—featuring the first live blow-by-blow call from Jim Lampley in more than six years—and compile a definitive, real-time list of the show's winners and losers.
There’s a big match in the “Big Apple” today! Ryan “King Ry” Garcia (24-1-0) faces off against Rolando “Rolly” Romero (16-2-0) in a highly-anticipated welterweight boxing match on Friday, May 2.
Fatal Fury: Garcia vs. Romero takes place in Times Square (on Broadway at 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue) in New York City with a start time of 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT. The main event, which is scheduled for 12 rounds, begins around 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
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