On May 2, 2025, 26-year-old Ryan Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) and 29-year-old Rolando Romero (16-2, 13 KOs) fought for the vacant WBA (Regular) super-lightweight title.
Garcia came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 12 days. Romero was on a 1-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 18 days.
Rolando Romero defeated Ryan Garcia via unanimous decision . Romero improves his record to 17-2, while Garcia adds a loss to his record at 24-2.
On April 22, 2023, a 24-year-old Ryan Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs) and a 28-year-old Gervonta Davis (28-0, 26 KOs) met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Garcia came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 6 days. Davis was on a 28-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 15 days.
Gervonta Davis stopped Ryan Garcia via TKO in the 7th round. Davis improves his record to 29-0 (27 KOs), while Garcia adds a loss to his record at 23-1.