Via Adam Baskin: Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero named unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr on Saturday night, saying he is moving up to 147 and wants a title against “Falling eyes” Champion of IBF, WBA & WBC.
Kt Rolly (14-1, 12 KOs) ended his unbeaten streak on May 28 with a sixth-round knockout loss to Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on Showtime PPV.
It’s unclear how serious Rolly, 26, is about challenging Spence for his titles there. Spence is expected to rise to 154 after this year, so kt Rolly is out of luck unless Errol feels charitable for the temporarily disregarded former 135-lb WBA champion.
It’s reasonable to assume that Spence won’t give Rolly time every day as he needs to move to 147 and prove himself against high-level opponents before he’s awarded the title, but that will probably not against Errol because he is on his way out of the division.
“I want to see Gervonta Davis again, clear. Hopefully, at 140, I’ll be stronger and all that,” Rolly Romero told Against TV Hub.
“F*** that. Anyway, I have bigger plans. I want Errol Spence Jr. F *** 140, I want Errol Spence Jr. I’m 147. I’m a big f*** mom. I want that ugly mother f****.
“The mother has droopy, dazed eyes f****. Mommy has Googly f**** eyes,” said Rolly.
Romero has more of a chance of a rematch with Tank Davis, but only because he’s signed to the same promoter at Mayweather Promotions and that company seems more interested in doing in-house fights.
However, Rolly will need to have some solid wins to have a chance against Tank Davis in a rematch as the bout won’t sell a second unless Romero beats some quality fighters for the rematch. .
“He is an excellent fighter; he’s the Mexican Mike Tyson. I support him and his big head,” Rolly said when asked about his thoughts on the fight with Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz.
“For some reason, it didn’t go through [Ryan vs. Pitbull Cruz]. Ryan and Tank need to fight. All I want to do is I want to fight Errol Spence Jr.
“Ryan took him down,” Rolly said of Ryan Garcia’s sixth-round knockout win over Javier Fortuna on Saturday night. “Oh, that’s right,” Rolly said when asked if he expected Ryan to stop Fortuna.
“I was very impressed. Ryan Garcia is a great boxer. Ryan Garcia is a good boxer and has a really good hook. I think Ryan Garcia is a star and is available to anyone. He deserves it.
“Both are great warriors, man. Whoever wins that fight is a real monster,” Rolly said when asked who won the fight between Ryan Garcia and Tank Davis.
“If Ryan caught Tank, Tank was out. If Tank catches Ryan, Ryan will be eliminated. It is like that. That’s why when there are two punchers. It was a beautiful fight,” said Rolly.
