![]() ![]() Andres Figueroa 9-5 (5 KOs) which aired live on PBC on FOX. Granados undercard in April scoring yet another spectacular KO victory vs. Ugas undercard, live from Dignity Health Sports Park, where Romero scored a knockout win against Nicolas Martinez 11-6 (3KO’s) and the Garcia vs. Recent notable appearances include the Porter vs. Since then, Romero has gone on to earn nine victories, with eight coming by way of KO. Romero made his professional debut in true knockout fashion with a 1st round KO just 1:11 into the round on December 2, 2016. His vicious sparring sessions against top guys at The Mayweather Boxing Club resulting in knockouts piqued Floyd’s interest and Romero was signed to Mayweather Promotions in November 2016. An independent decision was made by Romero a year later in 2016 to begin sparring at The Mayweather Boxing Club with hopes of getting signed to help kick-start his professional career.ĭespite having a short amateur career, Romero gained the attention of Floyd Mayweather. His amateur career consisted of 25 wins and 10 losses. Following his Olympic experience, Romero returned to Las Vegas and went back to training and competing. Romero recalls the experience a robbery, placing third, and unable to move forward in the trials. He started collecting wins early and was shortly faced with his first significant challenge in 2015 when he competed in the Olympic trials. ![]() Romero began his amateur career in 2013 at eighteen-years-old. After gaining experience in the sport and sparring fierce competition in Vegas his father took him to Cuba to gain more knowledge and build his skill set as an amateur fighter. The young fighter began training at Johnny Tocco’s Gym where he met his current trainer, Cromwell Gordon Bullet, who trains him alongside his father. ![]() He later took an interest in boxing after his father encouraged him to pick up the gloves at sixteen. Romero began his fighting career at age nine, when he started competing in Judo. Romero’s father was a well-respected boxer out of Cuba, and a former three-time national champion, and his sister is a former seven-time national Judo champion. Romero was raised by his mother and father whom he still has a close relationship with and comes from a family blessed with fighting abilities. He recalls witnessing poverty and going to sleep to the sounds of gunshots in his neighborhood as a child. Rolando Romero, better known as “Rollies” to his family and peers, was born and raised in North Las Vegas, NV. ![]()
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