
‘Rolly’ Romero unfamiliar with mandatory challenger Shakhram Giyasov
“I've never seen the dude fight. So if I don't know you, I do not owe you,” said Romero.
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“I've never seen the dude fight. So if I don't know you, I do not owe you,” said Romero.

Eddie Hearn says that welterweight champion Rolando "Rolly" Romero has applied an exemption request with the WBA so he is able to face Manny Pacquiao.

Shakhram Giyasov is pressing to invoke his mandatory rights to next fight WBA welterweight champion Rolly Romero in a detailed letter sent to the sanctioning body and reviewed Saturday by BoxingScene.

The clock is ticking for Rolando Romero to either reach a deal for his mandatory title defense against Shakhram Giyasov or sweat out a purse bid hearing, writes jake Donovan

Shakhram Giyasov has long been in line for a title shot. Rolando Romero has a more lucrative opportunity available to him in a potential fight with Manny Pacquiao.

Former Uzbekistan Olympians Shakhram Giyasov and Lazizbek Mullojonov have been scheduled to fight November 14 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Lift Promotions announced on Saturday.

The WBA ruled that Jaron “Boots” Ennis must next face Shakhram Giyasov, with the winner mandated to face the winner of Ryan Garcia-Rolando Romero on May 2 in a future consolidation bout.

Despite the death of his infant daughter last month, Shakhram Giyasov fought Saturday and stopped Franco Ocampo in four rounds at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

On Wednesday, Jaron Ennis and Eimantas Stanionis weighed in to officially confirm their fight.

Shakhram Giyasov is fighting his own distinct and disconsolate battle amid the bleakest of backdrops this week in Atlantic City, New Jersey.