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Rolly Romero Sends Honest Message About Ryan Garcia Crying After Their Fight

Rolly Romero spoke out about a viral video of Ryan Garcia crying after their May 2 fight in Times Square.
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Ryan Garcia (left) and Rolly Romero (right).
Ryan Garcia (left) and Rolly Romero (right). | IMAGO/ZUMA Press Wire

The highly anticipated May 2 boxing card in Times Square in New York City came to a dull ending when "King" Ryan Garcia and Rolly Romero faced off in the main event. Aside from Romero knocking Garcia down in the second round, this fight had little action and was deemed boring by most fans watching.

Although Romero isn't worried about that, as he upset Garcia by receiving a unanimous decision (115-112, 115-112, 118-109) verdict.

After the fight, a video of Garcia crying in a van was posted on social media and went extremely viral. Since the video came out, several fighters have weighed in on seeing Garcia in this state.

Romero did a May 6 interview with The Danza Project. And at one point, he sent a powerful message about Garcia's tears.

"They want to all talk s*** about Ryan Garcia crying in the van after the fight and all that stuff, right? But I'll tell you like this: On the same time, when I went into my van, I sat down and I cried too," Romero said.

"Because at the end of it, we're human. He's human, I'm human. And it doesn't make you less of a man because you cried or any of that stuff. The only people that are criticizing the dude for crying are people in the f****** internet that don't got the b**** to do this s*** themselves," Romero added.

Major props to Romero for sharing this message about his own post-fight tears at a time when everybody else is trying to kick Garcia while he's down.

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Grant Young is a Staff Writer for On SI’s Boxing, New York Mets, Indiana Fever, and Women’s Fastbreak sites. Before joining SI in 2024, he wrote for various boxing and sports verticals such as FanBuzz and NY Fights. Young has a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a master’s degree in creative writing with an emphasis on sports nonfiction from the University of San Francisco, where he played five seasons of Division 1 baseball. He fought Muay Thai professionally in Thailand in 2023, loves a good essay, and is driven crazy trying to handle a pitpull puppy named Aura. Young lives in San Diego and was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.