Rolly Romero cries 'robbery' after Teofimo Lopez loss, says decision was 'all political'

Rolando "Rolly" Romero claims the WBA welterweight world champion loss to Teofimo Lopez was a rigged decision. After the fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Romero stated, "I got hit with two punches the whole fight that barely grazed me. I was never in any trouble. When I heard 114-114, I knew it was a robbery." The judges scored the bout 114-114, 116-112, and 115-113 in favor of Lopez.

Romero's best round was the fifth, where he managed to hurt Lopez and create a significant cut on his face. However, he struggled to capitalize on this success and surrendered momentum to Lopez, who outlanded him in most subsequent rounds. By fight's end, Lopez had limited Romero's output to just 73 punches connected from 352 thrown (20.7% accurate), while Romero connected on 124 of his 530 shots (23.4%).

Romero expressed frustration with the result, saying, "Look at my face. I was hit with, what? Two clean shots the whole fight? If that's enough to beat the champion, it's enough to beat the champion." Lopez defended his victory, explaining to EsporteEscola, "I was hitting him back, plain and simple. There were shots I was connecting with, waiting for the exchange.

He knows that. I'm very quick, fast with my shots and very selective. I was tagging that body - look at his ribs. If Rolly doesn't want to engage, let's hit his arms and stomach through the rounds. That's what slowed him down, and how we won the fight tonight." Romero insists he is "owed a rematch" and believes the judging was "all political," although a rematch isn't contractually required.

Lopez, meanwhile, has his sights set on bigger things and wants to reclaim all of the world titles in DAZN's recent deal.