Manager Vadim Kornilov says Uzbek contender has waited two years while Rolando Romero explores Devin Haney fight Shakhram Giyasov’s team says the WBA has yet to enforce the Uzbek contender’s … read more
Mandatory challenger Shakhram Giyasov in line as unification talk lingers Rolando Romero is expected to be ordered into a WBA purse bid this week for a mandatory defense against Shakhram … read more
Shakhram Giyasov remains mandatory challenger nearly a year after Romero’s win Rolly Romero is stretching a victory lap while holding a belt hostage, and that’s bad for the sport. Romero … read more
The idea that Shakhram Giyasov would quietly step aside so Conor Benn can fight Rolando Romero only works if Giyasov ignores his own best interests. And there is little reason … read more
Promoter Eddie Hearn says Rolando Romero will be required to face Shakhram Giyasov next, following an official order from the World Boxing Association. Romero, the WBA welterweight champion, had been … read more
Shakhram Giyasov’s wait for a welterweight title shot has reached the point where delay itself has become the central issue. According to reporting by BoxingScene, Giyasov remains the mandatory challenger … read more
Rolando Romero is sitting on a title he hasn’t defended, and the excuse pile is starting to look familiar. The WBA told him in October to deal with Shakhram Giyasov. … read more
The WBA has thrown a wrench in the plans for a Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero vs. Pacquiao fight by ordering that Rolly defend against his mandatory challenger, Shakhram Giyasov. Yesterday, on … read more
Ryan Garcia vs. Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero will have the WBA ‘regular’ welterweight at stake for their 12-round headliner on May 2nd on DAZN PPV in New York City. Today, the … read more
IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis (34-0, 30 KOs) had too much for previously unbeaten WBA champ Eimantas Stanionis (15-1, 9 KOs), defeating him by a sixth round TKO in … read more