Rolly Romero Pulls Off The Massive Upset Over Ryan Garcia 

In the third main event of the historic Fatal Fury: City of Wolves card that took place in New York’s infamous Times Square intersection, Rolando “Rolly” Romero did the unexpected as he defeated Ryan Garcia (24-2, 20 KOs) by way of unanimous decision.

Romero gained control of the fight when he landed his power in the second round. From that point forward, Rolly was able to remain the front runner as he cruised his way to victory by the scores of (115-112, 115-112,118-109).

In the opening round of the bout, both fighters went through the feeling-out process by attempting to establish the jab. In the second round, Romero landed a double left hook that sent Garcia down to the canvas.

Ryan Garcia was able to get up, and when he rose to his feet, Romero was on the attack, but Garcia was able to survive the round. In the third and fourth rounds, Romero remained aggressive as he used feints and repeatedly threw the jab to the body.

Garcia was able to land a decent left hook in the 5th round, but he wasn’t able to land the shot as clean as he wanted to. Rolly Romero was very aware of Garcia’s lethal left hook and he vowed to take it away by constantly placing his right glove on his face.

Romero’s offensive activity was aiding him in regards to banking rounds and stretching his lead on the scorecards. Garcia was finally able to come alive in the eighth round as he experienced success working off the jab.

For the next couple of rounds, Romero was able to keep the bout at a moderate pace as he proceeded to land the jab, shots to the body, and the overhand right. At the conclusion of the 10th round, Garcia’s trainer, Derrick James, gave Garcia a passionate motivational speech.

Unfortunately, Garcia didn’t respond to the speech. Instead of showing a sense of urgency by going all out, Garcia elected to do a lot of posing and throwing one shot at a time. At the conclusion of the 12-round contest, Rolly Romero won via unanimous decision.

Ryan Garcia is a talented fighter, but if you’re able to take away his signature left hook, he’s limited on offense. He also has a habit of just randomly throwing the left hook as opposed to strategically setting up his money shot.

Rolly Romero (17-2, 13 KOs) stayed disciplined, executed his game plan, and posted a surprising upset. With the victory, Romero won the WBA (Regular) welterweight title.