The WBA Championships Committee has called for a purse bid to grant the promotional rights for the super lightweight world title fight between champion Rolando “Rolly” Romero and challenger Ohara Davies on July 24 in Panama City, Panama. The event will be held at the WBA’s office and will be directed by the Committee’s vice-president Julio Thyme. The minimum amount to win the rights to promote the fight is US $110,000 and the purse split will be 75% for the champion Romero and the remaining 25% will go to the challenger Davies.
Romero won the belt against Ismael Barroso last May 13, in Las Vegas, and now he must face Davies as ordered by a resolution issued by the WBA prior to his coronation.
The press conferences before this fight will probably be quite fun to watch and I actually think Davies wins this fight and does so clearly.
Sadly, Barroso is not getting a rematch.
No doubt the WBA would have ordered a rematch if Barroso was the beneficiary of one of the worst stoppages in recent time.
I think Rolly/Davies is very close match between two B level fighters, whoever wins the purse bid and gets the right to fight at home will have the advantage.
Rollo, didn’t win shit!!! He got his ass kicked big time by an old man!!! Champion he is not!!! ️Kid
Rolly is horrible, just has a little power, and apparently owns some knee pads. Got the Tank fight, undeservingly, and gifted a world title against the 40 year old Barroso. He’s funny to some people though, and in todays world its style over substance.
ROLLYS REIGN RUNS RAGGED, RELINQUISHES , IT’S OVER!!!!! The funny part is Dude isn’t that great either, but he’s legit, where as ROLLY POLLY is for Shizznit!!
Romero has got some dirt on someone to get these fights.
Should have been an immediate rematch after that farcical stoppage
Like Jared Anderson, Rolly is a punk. I want to see someone knock this twerp out.
Never will understand Romero’s popularity. He sounds like an immature idiot, and is not much more than a mediocre fighter who wings shots. How he got a title shot is beyond me. He was gifted a belt he didn’t deserve in that last fight. Just pathetic.
Yeah, the overrated Rolly gets a pass from people as DMV said.
I was at the recent Frank Martin fight. When they put him on camera people immed. booed so hey threw up the bird with both hands and then the boos turned right around to laughter. How quickly people are amused by a fool.