Tag: Davis vs Romero

Rolando Romero: ‘I won every moment of that fight, I exposed him’

Rolando Romero: “I won every moment of that fight, I exposed (Gervonta Davis).”

Rolando Romero spoke almost as if he kicked Gervonta Davis’ ass.

Romero was stopped by a single left hand in Round 6 of a scheduled 12-round lightweight bout Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. However, he believes he dominated the winner before the stoppage.

He called for a rematch, which Davis later rejected.

“I won all six rounds,” he said. “I won every moment of that fight, I exposed him. We need to run that s— back.”

It didn’t stop there.

“I want Gervonta Davis again. I was winning that f—ing fight. I just got hit with a clean shot. That’s all. … I exposed his ass, and everyone in this room knows it.”

And: “I had him running like a b—- the entire fight. And, like I said, he got a nice shot in. That’s all that happened. He got hurt multiple times. And he ran around. He was terrified of me. And I doubt he’ll do the rematch.”

Romero (14-1, 12 KOs) also took a shot at referee David Fields, who he said allowed Davis to hold excessively.

“He got hurt multiple times throughout the fight,” Romero said. “I’ll be honest that the referee helped him a lot. All he would do is hold me and hold me and hold me. And that’s that.”

Romero’s trainer, Bullet Gordon, was proud of his fighter’s performance.

“I know that Rolly could outbox pretty much 90 percent of the boxers in boxing,” he said. “People always talk about his power. Rolly is a very talented fighter.

“He showed that tonight against a three-division world champion. He whooped his ass round after round. When he hurt him, Tank did the smart thing, he held. And the ref let him get away with it.

“It was a great performance. Mistakes are made in the game. The best of the best – [Muhammad] Ali, Mike Tyson, every last one of them – took an ‘L’. So at the end of the day I’m very proud of my fighter.”

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Rolando Romero: ‘I won every moment of that fight, I exposed him’

Rolando Romero: “I won every moment of that fight, I exposed (Gervonta Davis).”

Rolando Romero spoke almost as if he kicked Gervonta Davis’ ass.

Romero was stopped by a single left hand in Round 6 of a scheduled 12-round lightweight bout Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. However, he believes he dominated the winner before the stoppage.

He called for a rematch, which Davis later rejected.

“I won all six rounds,” he said. “I won every moment of that fight, I exposed him. We need to run that s— back.”

It didn’t stop there.

“I want Gervonta Davis again. I was winning that f—ing fight. I just got hit with a clean shot. That’s all. … I exposed his ass, and everyone in this room knows it.”

And: “I had him running like a b—- the entire fight. And, like I said, he got a nice shot in. That’s all that happened. He got hurt multiple times. And he ran around. He was terrified of me. And I doubt he’ll do the rematch.”

Romero (14-1, 12 KOs) also took a shot at referee David Fields, who he said allowed Davis to hold excessively.

“He got hurt multiple times throughout the fight,” Romero said. “I’ll be honest that the referee helped him a lot. All he would do is hold me and hold me and hold me. And that’s that.”

Romero’s trainer, Bullet Gordon, was proud of his fighter’s performance.

“I know that Rolly could outbox pretty much 90 percent of the boxers in boxing,” he said. “People always talk about his power. Rolly is a very talented fighter.

“He showed that tonight against a three-division world champion. He whooped his ass round after round. When he hurt him, Tank did the smart thing, he held. And the ref let him get away with it.

“It was a great performance. Mistakes are made in the game. The best of the best – [Muhammad] Ali, Mike Tyson, every last one of them – took an ‘L’. So at the end of the day I’m very proud of my fighter.”

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Gervonta Davis says no need to fight Rolando Romero a second time

Gervonta Davis says there is no need to fight Rolando Romero a second time after his sixth-round stoppage on Saturday.

Rematch? Not going to happen, Gervonta Davis said.

Rolando Romero pushed for a second fight after Davis knocked him out with a single punch in the sixth round Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, insisting he was in control of the fight before that moment.

Davis rejected his opponent’s line of thinking.

“I don’t think people deserve a rematch if they get knocked out like that,” Davis said at the post-fight news conference. “I’m not trying to be funny. If it was a good fight leading up to the knockout … like down the line, [in the] ninth or 10th round someone got caught with a good shot.

“I was winning on the scorecards, I believe. I was warming up as the fight was going on. I don’t think we need a rematch.”

What about Romero’s contention that he was winning the fight?

Well, the Las Vegas fighter wasn’t leading the scorecards. Two judges had Davis winning after five rounds (49-46 and 48-47) while one had Romero ahead (48-47). Boxing Junkie also had Davis leading 48-47, three rounds to two.

And while Davis didn’t respond directly to Romero’s contention he made it clear how he felt about it. He smiled, said “hey,” laughed and then added diplomatically, “I don’t know, man. Shout out to him.”

Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) admitted that it took him some time to get a feel for Romero’s style but, he said, he knew in the early rounds that he would take charge and win the fight, which keeps him in position to fight for a major 135-pound title.

Unified champion George Kambosos defends his titles against Devin Haney on June 5.

“Through the first six rounds I was just trying to figure him out,” Davis said, “to catch his range, see how hard he hit. I just knew he’d run into something because … his focus was to throw everything hard. He tried to throw his brick hand, and I just moved out of the way and just caught him running in.”

He went on: “I knew that he was strong off the first punch he threw. Like he says, I do start slow. He caught me with a shot. And I was like, ‘Yeah, I gotta stay out of the way.’ But I knew that down the line, down the stretch, I was going to break him down.”

And, finally, Davis was asked whether he and Romero are on good terms after the latter’s bold pre-fight comments. He answered in the affirmative.

“I’m good,” he said. “I got the victory.”

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Gervonta Davis says no need to fight Rolando Romero a second time

Gervonta Davis says there is no need to fight Rolando Romero a second time after his sixth-round stoppage on Saturday.

Rematch? Not going to happen, Gervonta Davis said.

Rolando Romero pushed for a second fight after Davis knocked him out with a single punch in the sixth round Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, insisting he was in control of the fight before that moment.

Davis rejected his opponent’s line of thinking.

“I don’t think people deserve a rematch if they get knocked out like that,” Davis said at the post-fight news conference. “I’m not trying to be funny. If it was a good fight leading up to the knockout … like down the line, [in the] ninth or 10th round someone got caught with a good shot.

“I was winning on the scorecards, I believe. I was warming up as the fight was going on. I don’t think we need a rematch.”

What about Romero’s contention that he was winning the fight?

Well, the Las Vegas fighter wasn’t leading the scorecards. Two judges had Davis winning after five rounds (49-46 and 48-47) while one had Romero ahead (48-47). Boxing Junkie also had Davis leading 48-47, three rounds to two.

And while Davis didn’t respond directly to Romero’s contention he made it clear how he felt about it. He smiled, said “hey,” laughed and then added diplomatically, “I don’t know, man. Shout out to him.”

Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) admitted that it took him some time to get a feel for Romero’s style but, he said, he knew in the early rounds that he would take charge and win the fight, which keeps him in position to fight for a major 135-pound title.

Unified champion George Kambosos defends his titles against Devin Haney on June 5.

“Through the first six rounds I was just trying to figure him out,” Davis said, “to catch his range, see how hard he hit. I just knew he’d run into something because … his focus was to throw everything hard. He tried to throw his brick hand, and I just moved out of the way and just caught him running in.”

He went on: “I knew that he was strong off the first punch he threw. Like he says, I do start slow. He caught me with a shot. And I was like, ‘Yeah, I gotta stay out of the way.’ But I knew that down the line, down the stretch, I was going to break him down.”

And, finally, Davis was asked whether he and Romero are on good terms after the latter’s bold pre-fight comments. He answered in the affirmative.

“I’m good,” he said. “I got the victory.”

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Watch it: Ring-level view of Gervonta Davis’ one-punch knockout

Watch it: Ring-level view of Gervonta Davis’ one-punch knockout of Rolando Romero on Saturday.

Gervonta Davis gave a packed Barclays Center a dramatic ending Saturday night, stopping Rolando Romero with a single left hand in the sixth round of their lightweight bout.

Here’s a ring-level view of the spectacular knockout.

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Watch it: Ring-level view of Gervonta Davis’ one-punch knockout

Watch it: Ring-level view of Gervonta Davis’ one-punch knockout of Rolando Romero on Saturday.

Gervonta Davis gave a packed Barclays Center a dramatic ending Saturday night, stopping Rolando Romero with a single left hand in the sixth round of their lightweight bout.

Here’s a ring-level view of the spectacular knockout.

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Photos: Gervonta Davis’ spectacular KO of Rolando Romero

Photos: Gervonta Davis’ spectacular one-punch knockout of Rolando Romero.

Gervonta Davis instantaneously ended a competitive fight with a left hand to the head of Rolando Romero in Round 6 of their scheduled 12-round lightweight bout at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Here are images from the main event. All photos by Al Bello of Getty Images.

Gervonta Davis stops Rolando Romero with huge left in sixth round

Lightweight contender Gervonta Davis stopped Rolando Romero with a huge left in the sixth round Saturday in Brooklyn, New York.

Rolando Romero talked about scoring a knockout. Gervonta Davis delivered it.

Davis stopped Romero with a single left counterpunch in Round 6 of their scheduled 12-round lightweight bout to remain unbeaten at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

The fight had been something akin to a chess match, as each man fought carefully out of respect for his counterpart’s punching power even though Romero had predicted an early stoppage.

As a result, relatively few punches were thrown in the fight.

Romero, the taller of the two, fought behind a pawing left jab. That made it difficult for Davis to get inside and land meaningful punches. And Romero was able to connect on power shots here and there.

However, in Round 5, Davis seemed to subtly shift into another gear. The round was competitive but the southpaw landed a few quick, hard left hands, which provided a clue of what was to come.

In Round 6, with about 35 seconds remaining, Romero (14-1, 12 KOs0 lunged forward as he threw a right hand. Davis countered with a pulverizing straight left, which sent his opponent face first into the ropes and then onto his seat.

Romero, badly shaken, was able to get up but referee David Fields decided he wasn’t fit to continue and he stopped the fight as a packed, pro-Davis crowd at Barclays Center went wild.

The official time was 2:39 of Round 6.

The spectacular outcome was important for Davis, who struggled to eke out a decision over Isaac Cruz in his previous fight. He claimed after word that he had injured his left hand.

On Saturday, Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) grimaced after landing a punch in Round 5, which raised speculation that he had injured the hand again or another part of his body. However, if that was the case, his big left hand the following round made it irrelevant.

Davis successfully defended what the WBA calls its “regular” title, which Boxing Junkie doesn’t recognize. He is, in effect, the No. 1 contender to George Kambosos’ WBC championship.

Kambosos is scheduled defend his titles against Devin Haney on June 5 in Melbourne, Australia. Davis will be among those considered to face the winner.

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Gervonta Davis stops Rolando Romero with huge left in sixth round

Lightweight contender Gervonta Davis stopped Rolando Romero with a huge left in the sixth round Saturday in Brooklyn, New York.

Rolando Romero talked about scoring a knockout. Gervonta Davis delivered it.

Davis stopped Romero with a single left counterpunch in Round 6 of their scheduled 12-round lightweight bout to remain unbeaten at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

The fight had been something akin to a chess match, as each man fought carefully out of respect for his counterpart’s punching power even though Romero had predicted an early stoppage.

As a result, relatively few punches were thrown in the fight.

Romero, the taller of the two, fought behind a pawing left jab. That made it difficult for Davis to get inside and land meaningful punches. And Romero was able to connect on power shots here and there.

However, in Round 5, Davis seemed to subtly shift into another gear. The round was competitive but the southpaw landed a few quick, hard left hands, which provided a clue of what was to come.

In Round 6, with about 35 seconds remaining, Romero (14-1, 12 KOs0 lunged forward as he threw a right hand. Davis countered with a pulverizing straight left, which sent his opponent face first into the ropes and then onto his seat.

Romero, badly shaken, was able to get up but referee David Fields decided he wasn’t fit to continue and he stopped the fight as a packed, pro-Davis crowd at Barclays Center went wild.

The official time was 2:39 of Round 6.

The spectacular outcome was important for Davis, who struggled to eke out a decision over Isaac Cruz in his previous fight. He claimed after word that he had injured his left hand.

On Saturday, Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) grimaced after landing a punch in Round 5, which raised speculation that he had injured the hand again or another part of his body. However, if that was the case, his big left hand the following round made it irrelevant.

Davis successfully defended what the WBA calls its “regular” title, which Boxing Junkie doesn’t recognize. He is, in effect, the No. 1 contender to George Kambosos’ WBC championship.

Kambosos is scheduled defend his titles against Devin Haney on June 5 in Melbourne, Australia. Davis will be among those considered to face the winner.

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Gervonta Davis vs. Rolando Romero live updates and results, full coverage

Gervonta Davis vs. Rolando Romero live updates and results, full coverage.

Lightweight contenders Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero will face off  in a 12-round bout Saturday in Brooklyn on pay-per-view.

Boxing Junkie will post results of the featured bouts on the card immediately after they end. Simply return to this post when the time comes.

Also on the card: Erislandy Lara vs. Gary O’Sullivan, middleweights; Jesus Ramos vs. Luke Santamaria, junior middleweights; and Eduardo Ramirez vs. Luis Melendez, junior lightweights.

The televised/streamed portion of the card begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

Full coverage – a fight story, photo gallery and analysis – will follow on separate posts the night of the fight and the following day.

Enjoy the fights!

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