I understand now that I am older but back then, I was shocked how it all happened. I remember that there was a lot of hype on Hatton and didn’t understand how he got beat the way he did. RR) The first fight I remember seeing was Floyd Mayweather versus Ricky Hatton. The motivation coming up was that I just wanted to beat people up.ĪG) What was the first fight that you remember seeing as a kid? From there, I started to box, but I did not have the love for it starting out as I do now. My dad then told me to punch him in his arm as hard as I could and I did which led him to tell me that I had pop in my punch. The first time I put on the gloves, I went into the ring with a guy who had a national title or two and I beat the hell out of him, leaving him all bloody. So I decided to go to the gym and try it out. When I was watching, I told my dad “Pa, these guys are chumps!” Then my dad questioned me by saying that I didn’t have the balls to do it, meaning getting into the ring. My dad and me were watching the 2012 Olympics, specifically the Judo portion of it and it led us to watching some of the boxing as well. RR) My dad tried to force me to box when I was a kid but I just didn’t want to do it. What brought that on and what was the motivation behind it? I did Judo from the age of nine until I was about seventeen.ĪG) At seventeen, you decided to try boxing. My sister is also into Judo as she was a seven time national champion, which included beating Ronda Rousey’s sister a handful of times. I learned from that as I used that move on my opponents to choke them out after that incident. I was really good but I did get choked out one time to the point where I blacked out. During that time, I probably broke about ten or eleven arms as it is a really dangerous sport. In Judo, you get slammed into the ground or you get choked out. When I was nine, I got into Judo, which is a completely different art than boxing. My mother is from Long Beach, California and my dad is from Santiago, Cuba. RR) I was born and raised in Las Vegas, specifically on the border of North, East and downtown Vegas. Let’s start by telling the readers where you are from, your family back-ground and any interesting things you did growing up. Let me introduce you to Rolando “Rollies” Romero.ĪG) Rolando, thanks for taking the time to do this interview. With his father and trainer Cromwell Gordon Bullet in his corner, he is looking to continue to ride last years success into this year. In 2018, he stayed busy as he fought four times throughout the year. Boxing has always been in his DNA as his father was a three time national champion but he needed to find boxing in his own way. Rolando Romero is a fighter with a limited amateur background but continues to see success within the pro ranks. Rolando Romero (7-0) is one of those prospects and with stories of vicious sparring sessions with other known fighters to match his action filled fights, it’s the main reason why there is a lot of buzz behind this Mayweather Promotions fighter. In the outskirts of the tourist areas, there are multiple gyms where many champions train and prospects that are coming up, continue to get their work in with hopes of one day landing one of those big fights on the famous Las Vegas Strip. In the place they call “Sin City,” Las Vegas is commonly known to boxing fans as the place where some of the biggest fights in the sport are hosted.
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