Rolando Romero (17-2, 13) was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on October 14, 1995. At the age of 21 years on December 2, 2016, he made his professional boxing debut against David Courtney, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 15th career fight at 26 years old, Rolando Romero got a shot at the WBA (Regular) lightweight titles against Gervonta Davis on May 28, 2022 but lost the fight via 6th-round TKO.
He became a super-lightweight world champion (WBA) on May 13, 2023 at the age of 27 years old, on his 16th career fight, after defeating Ismael Barroso via 9th-round TKO.
Romero's last fight was a super-lightweight world-title fight against Ryan Garcia for the vacant WBA (Regular) title on May 2, 2025. He won the fight via 12th-round unanimous decision and won the title. He is on a 2-fight winning streak.
Some of Rolando Romero's best fights have been against Ryan Garcia, Jackson Maríñez, Ismael Barroso, Anthony Yigit and Manuel Jaimes.
Romero has 2 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19  | May 2, 2025 29 years, 6 months 17-2 (13) | 26 years, 8 months 24-1 (20) | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA (Regular) Vacant |
18  | Sep 14, 2024 28 years, 11 months 16-2 (13) | 24 years, 6 months 16-1-1 (11) | SLT | 10 | UD | WIN |
17  | Mar 30, 2024 28 years, 5 months 15-2 (13) | 25 years, 10 months 25-2-1 (17) | SLT | 8 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBA |
16  | May 13, 2023 27 years, 6 months 15-1 (13) | 40 years, 3 months 24-3-2 (22) | SLT | 9 | TKO | WIN Won WBA Vacant |
15  | May 28, 2022 26 years, 7 months 14-1 (12) | 27 years, 6 months 26-0 (24) | LT | 6 | TKO | LOSS For WBA (Regular) |
14  | Jul 17, 2021 25 years, 9 months 14-0 (12) | 29 years, 10 months 24-1-1 (8) | LT | 7 | TKO | WIN |
13 | Jan 23, 2021 25 years, 3 months 13-0 (11) | Avery Sparrow | LT | 7 | TKO | WIN |
12  | Aug 15, 2020 24 years, 10 months 12-0 (10) | 29 years, 7 months 19-0 (7) | LT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA InterimVacant |
11 | Feb 22, 2020 24 years, 4 months 11-0 (10) | Arturs Ahmetovs | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Nov 1, 2019 24 years 10-0 (9) | Juan Carlos Cordones | 1 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Apr 20, 2019 23 years, 6 months 9-0 (8) | Andres Figueroa | 4 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Mar 9, 2019 23 years, 4 months 8-0 (7) | Nicolas Atilio Velazquez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Dec 7, 2018 23 years, 1 months 7-0 (6) | Rondale Hubbert | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Oct 27, 2018 23 years 6-0 (5) | Dieumerci Nzau | 1 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Aug 3, 2018 22 years, 9 months 5-0 (4) | Javier Martinez | 6 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Jan 27, 2018 22 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Alex Silva | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Oct 21, 2017 22 years 3-0 (3) | Johnny Estrada | 2 | KO | WIN | |
2 | May 20, 2017 21 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Adrian Levya | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Dec 2, 2016 21 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | David Courtney | 1 | TKO | WIN |
