TIMES SQUARE provides the unique setting for a STACKED boxing card featuring top-caliber fighters with a lot on the line THIS WEEKEND.
On a night set to entertain from start to end, Ryan Garcia’s dust-up with Rolando Romero stands out as the headline-maker encounter.
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The fight has grown in hype mainly due to Garcia’s anticipated return to boxing following a one-year suspension for failed drug tests around his April 2024 fight with Devin Haney.
The match specifically brought out the 26-year-old American’s best stuff as he took the victory by majority decision – but was eventually overturned to a no contest after the revelation of the failed tests.
As for Romero, he possesses the brutal power and honest game that has troubled Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz.
Though, the 5ft 8in orthodox has the defensive holes that has seen him come up short in those contests.
The major event has taken on a unique setting and SunSport brings you all the information you need to know ahead of the big night.
When is Ryan Garcia vs Rolando Romero?
- Ryan Garcia vs Rolando Romero will take place on Friday, May 2 – a day before Canelo Alvarez’s clash with William Scull.
- The fight is the main event of a card that also features Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez.
- Ring-walk times are yet to be announced, so is the actual time of the fight.
- TV coverage of the card is set to start at 11pm BST / 6pm ET / 3pm PT.
- Times Square, Manhattan, is the allocated arena with actual attendance speculative given the first-time nature of the event.
- The fight night – dubbed Fatal Fury Times Square – will represent a groundbreaking event as it will be first event staged at the famous landmark.
- The understanding is that screens will be placed on the outside of the venue to broadcast the fights for free.
What TV channel is Ryan Garcia vs Rolando Romero on and can it be live streamed?
Ryan Garcia vs Rolando Romero will be available to watch on DAZN PPV.
There are three options for a DAZN subscription, annual – either paying a one-off fee or monthly – flexible, and a monthly option.
An annual pass can be purchased for £119.99 in the United Kingdom. That’s just £2.30 per week or 65p per fight (based on 185 fight nights per year).
A monthly flexible pass is priced at £24.99 per month, which can be cancelled at any time.
A subscription allows you to watch every live event and all on-demand programming on DAZN
A DAZN subscription costs:
- Annual Super Saver: $224.99 / £119.99 annually
- Monthly Saver (12-month deal): £14.99 per month
- Monthly Flexible pass (cancel any time): £24.99 per month
DAZN are also offering a special ‘Knockout Weekend Bundle’ option for the Garcia vs Romero and Canelo vs Scull fights.
The cost to have both PPV events is $90 in the US and £34.99 in the UK.
The fights will be aired on DAZN TV channels or can be live streamed through its website to paying customers.
What is the Ryan Garcia vs Rolando Romero undercard?
The undercard is equally star-studded with Garcia’s fierce rival Haney featuring, aswell as late addition Teofimo Lopez.
- Ryan Garcia vs Rolly Romero; Welterweight
- Devin Haney vs Jose Ramirez; Welterweight
- Teofimo Lopez vs Arnold Barboza Jr; Super lightweight, for the WBO title
- Reito Tsutsumi vs Levale Whittington; Super Featherweight
What has been said?
Following a tumultuous year for Garcia, he has endured a reevaluation on his life in and out of the ring.
Speaking on the Ariel Helwani Show, Garcia said: “You gotta be professional, you gotta be on point with everything if you want to be the best fighter in the world. So, it worked for me once, but can’t keep doing that, you can’t sustain that.
“It’s just part of my story, bro. It’s one of those moments where I was just kind of dealing with whatever I was dealing with, but honestly, I don’t really regret anything.”