On March 30, 2024, Rolando Romero (15-1, 13 KOs), the super-lightweight WBA champion, defends his title against Mexican challenger, Isaac Cruz (25-2-1, 17 KOs).
Rolando Romero is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round TKO victory over Ismael Barroso, 10 months and 17 days ago. Isaac Cruz is on a 3-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Giovanni Cabrera, 8 months and 1 day ago.
The odds of winning are at 98-2 in favor of Isaac Cruz. Rolando Romero won't be able to do much against Cruz.
Isaac Cruz stopped the champion via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBA super-lightweight champion. Cruz improves his record to 26-2-1 (18 KOs), while Romero adds a loss to his record at 15-2.