
Romero Accepts Decision To Be Removed From Tank Davis PPV Fight, Vows To Clear His Name
Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero has accepted the latest decision made regarding his boxing career, with his focus now on attempting to clear his name.
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Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero has accepted the latest decision made regarding his boxing career, with his focus now on attempting to clear his name.

LAS VEGAS – Gervonta Davis officially needs a new opponent for December 5. A Showtime spokesman confirmed Monday what BoxingScene.com and several other outlets reported Saturday night, that Rolando “Rolly” Romero has been removed from a fight that was supposed to headline a Showtime Pay-Per-View event four weeks from Sunday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Romero’s removal from their WBA world lightweight title fight was the consequence of a sexual assault allegation made by Izabel Zambrano, with whom Romero is a longtime acquaintance.

Rolando Romero is slated to fight Gervanta Davis and headline a Showtime pay per view card from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Dec. 5, but that fight is in serious jeopardy after sexual assault allegations against Romero surfaced over the weekend.

LAS VEGAS – Rolando Romero will not get the potentially career-changing opportunity he had scheduled for December 5 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. BoxingScene.com has learned that Romero all but certainly will be removed from his pay-per-view showdown with rival Gervonta Davis due to a sexual assault allegation made by a woman with whom the lightweight contender was acquainted in their hometown of North Las Vegas, Nevada. Izabel Zambrano, 24, has described in detail through her Twitter account since late Thursday night an alleged sexual assault that occurred in Romero’s apartment.

Last week, Shakur Stevenson put in a dominating performance when he stopped Jamel Herring in a one-sided fight to capture the WBO super featherweight championship.

ATLANTA – Shakur Stevenson intends to add three more 130-pound championship belts to his collection now that he has won the WBO junior lightweight title from Jamel Herring.

Rolando Romero took exception to much of the trash talk that Gervonta Davis directed at him before, during and after their press conference Thursday in Los Angeles.

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero certainly isn’t short on confidence—or insults—when it comes to his next opponent. The brash Las Vegas-based contender is living in the moment as it relates to his upcoming showdown with one of the sport’s most promising young stars in Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis. The pair of undefeated lightweights will collide December 5 on Showtime Pay-Per-View, live from Staples Center in Los Angeles where the two met Thursday afternoon. for the official announcement press conference.

Davis, Romero LA Press Conference Photos Gallery - Five-time world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis and hard-hitting, unbeaten lightweight contender Rolando “Rolly” Romero went face-to-face Thursday at a press conference to preview their showdown for Davis’ WBA Lightweight Championship headlining live on SHOWTIME PPV Sunday, December 5 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos by Esther Lin)
