Amid all of the confusion and contradictory speak surrounding a supposed combat between Ryan Garcia and Rolando Romero, which gained’t in truth be occurring subsequent, Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya reacts to the latest announcement of Romero vs Cruz as a substitute of Garcia.
De La Hoya on all of the latest confusion surrounding a Ryan Garcia vs Rolando Romero combat, with Romero now going through Isaac Cruz after Garcia stated he can be preventing Romero
“You recognize, fighters kind joyful once they’re Tweeting or no matter. I feel Rollies preventing Cruz is a superb appetizer for what’s to come back for Ryan. However the winner of that combat can truly get into the sweepstakes, the Ryan sweepstakes. So, yeah, I’m glad truly they’re preventing as a result of that’s the appetizer for Ryan.”
On if Garcia vs Romero was ever near being finalized
“No. Nothing in any respect. We talked to — Eric [Gomez] talked to Tom Brown I imagine, made a proposal, by no means heard again. In order that’s the underside line.”
On his beef with Romero in latest days
“That’s simply brainwashing from their aspect. I don’t even assume Rollies even knew what was occurring. I clearly reward Rollies, I wanted him all the most effective and now he’s going to be preventing Pitbull as an appetizer to the principle course, and that’s Ryan Garcia.”
