On May 13, 2023, 27-year-old Rolando Romero (14-1, 12 KOs) and 40-year-old Ismael Barroso (24-3-2, 22 KOs) fought for the vacant WBA super-lightweight title.
Romero came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 15 days. Barroso was on a 4-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 23 days.
Rolando Romero stopped Ismael Barroso via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Romero improves his record to 15-1 (13 KOs), while Barroso adds a loss to his record at 24-4-2.
On August 15, 2020, a 24-year-old Rolando Romero (11-0, 10 KOs) and a 29-year-old Dominican boxer Jackson Marinez (19-0, 7 KOs) met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Romero came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 24 days. Marinez was on a 19-fight win streak with a 36% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 18 days.
Rolando Romero defeated Jackson Marinez via unanimous decision in the 12-round lightweight fight. Romero improves his record to 12-0, while Marinez adds a loss to his record at 19-1.
On July 17, 2021, a 25-year-old Rolando Romero (13-0, 11 KOs) and a 29-year-old Swedish boxer Anthony Yigit (24-1-1, 8 KOs) met in the ring.
Romero came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 24 days. Yigit was on a 3-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 years and 19 days.
Rolando Romero stopped Anthony Yigit via TKO in the 7th round. Romero improves his record to 14-0 (12 KOs), while Yigit adds a loss to his record at 24-2-1.
On November 1, 2019, a 24-year-old Rolando Romero (9-0, 8 KOs) and Juan Carlos Cordones met in the ring.
Romero came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 12 days.
Rolando Romero stopped Juan Carlos Cordones via KO in the 1st round. Romero improves his record to 10-0 (9 KOs)
On March 9, 2019, a 23-year-old Rolando Romero (7-0, 6 KOs) and Nicolas Atilio Velazquez met in the ring.
Romero came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 2 days.
Rolando Romero stopped Nicolas Atilio Velazquez via KO in the 1st round. Romero improves his record to 8-0 (7 KOs)
On October 27, 2018, a 23-year-old Rolando Romero (5-0, 4 KOs) and Dieumerci Nzau met in the ring.
Romero came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 24 days.
Rolando Romero stopped Dieumerci Nzau via KO in the 1st round. Romero improves his record to 6-0 (5 KOs)
On February 22, 2020, a 24-year-old Rolando Romero (10-0, 9 KOs) and Arturs Ahmetovs met in the ring.
Romero came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 21 days.
Rolando Romero stopped Arturs Ahmetovs via TKO in the 2nd round. Romero improves his record to 11-0 (10 KOs)
On January 27, 2018, a 22-year-old Rolando Romero (3-0, 3 KOs) and Alex Silva met in the ring.
Romero came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 6 days.
Rolando Romero stopped Alex Silva via TKO in the 1st round. Romero improves his record to 4-0 (4 KOs)
On December 7, 2018, a 23-year-old Rolando Romero (6-0, 5 KOs) and Rondale Hubbert met in the ring.
Romero came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 10 days.
Rolando Romero stopped Rondale Hubbert via TKO in the 2nd round. Romero improves his record to 7-0 (6 KOs)
On September 14, 2024, a 28-year-old Rolando Romero (15-2, 13 KOs) and a 24-year-old Manuel Jaimes (16-1-1, 11 KOs) met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Romero came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days. Jaimes was on a 4-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 1 day.
Rolando Romero defeated Manuel Jaimes via unanimous decision in the 10-round super-lightweight fight. Romero improves his record to 16-2, while Jaimes adds a loss to his record at 16-2-1.