Rolando’ Rolly’ Romero cleared the air at the moment in regards to the sparring video of him getting crushed up by Teofimo Lopez years in the past, saying that footage was from 2016 earlier than he’d turned professional and was solely 17. Rolly says he saved Teofimo from “killing himself a couple of instances.”
Teofimo has his causes for eager to launch the video, however Rolly thinks that he’s “broke” and “determined.” If it’s true that Teo is down & out, it’s a must to marvel what he did with all his cash.
That may clarify why Teofimo has been calling out WBA/WBC/WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford night time & day, as a result of he could be needy.
Rolly (15-1, 13 KOs) has improved dramatically since sparring with Teofimo, and he now holds the WBA gentle welterweight title and defends his strap for the primary time towards Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz on March thirtieth on Amazon Prime Video PPV on the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
Sparring Classes and Previous Ties
“October twenty seventh, 2016, I hadn’t even turned professional,” mentioned Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero to Fighthype in regards to the sparring video of him and Teofimo Lopez, which confirmed him getting utterly dominated and looking out worse than he did in his loss to Gervonta Davis and his controversial win over 40-year-old Ismael Barroso.
“I bought so many movies of me cracking him. I bought video of me busting his nostril and leaking out blood,” continued Rolly about his sparring with Teofimo up to now. “However I don’t need to go into particulars about that. Teofimo, he was a brother to me.
Warning to Lopez and A Look Forward
“Each query that you simply ask about Teofimo Lopez, I do know the reply to. I saved the child from killing himself a couple of instances.
I don’t know what he’s doing proper now, however it’s not Teofimo. It feels like he’s being determined for one thing and it feels like he’s broke proper now.
“You don’t need to choose a battle with somebody who is aware of you too effectively, who is aware of all the things about you,” mentioned Rolly about Teofimo.
Fireworks on Amazon Prime
“It’s going to be a banger, it’s going to be fireworks, and I feel it’s going to be the appropriate combat to kick off Amazon Prime,” mentioned Rolly about his March thirtieth combat towards Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz on the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
