Who is Rolando Romero? Family, boxing stats, and more - Here's your know-it-all guide for America's new breakthrough pugilist

The sport of boxing has never had a shortage of elite talent and Rolando Romero is one of the boxers who have shown tremendous potential.

The American boxer has been a mainstay of the lightweight and super lightweight divisions in his eight-year-long professional boxing career and there is a significant amount of fan interest in him.

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Who is Rolando Romero?

Rolando Romero is an American professional boxer. He was born on Oct. 14, 1995, in Las Vegas, Nevada to Rolando Romero Sr. and Angelica Longoria (name not confirmed). Rolando's family has a history of combat sports achievements.

His father is a former three-time Cuban national champion in boxing. Meanwhile, his younger sister, Angelica Romero, is a seven-time national Judo champion.

Romero spent his childhood in poverty and witnessed crime in the Las Vegas neighborhood that he lived in. However, the 29-year-old never indulged in a life of crime and focused on learning boxing.

His father's amateur boxing background helped him learn the techniques and take initial steps in boxing. According to online sources, Romero's family has been a crucial aspect of his support system since the beginning of his career.

'Rolly' made his professional boxing debut with a first-round TKO of David Courtney in December 2016 and went undefeated in the first 14 fights of his career. During this time, he won the vacant WBA interim lightweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Jackson Marinez in August 2020.

However, Romero hit a rough patch in his career soon after and suffered the first loss of his career against Gervonta Davis in the WBA (Regular) lightweight title fight that took place in May 2022. After capturing the vacant WBA super lightweight title, Romero lost it to Isaac Cruz in March. At the time of this writing, the 29-year-old holds a 15-2 record as a professional boxer.

Romero keeps his personal life away from the spotlight and his relationship status is unknown. According to online sources, he has a daughter but the information about her mother is not available.

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Rolando Romero set to return to competition

Rolando Romero's recent performances have attracted a lot of criticism. However, the American boxer seems poised to get back in the win column and further his quest to reach the top of the sport. He will return to competition against Manuel Jaimes in a 10-round fight in the super lightweight division.

The fight will take place on Sept. 14 on the Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga. The event commemorates the Mexican Independence Day.