Overview

• Ryan Garcia will fight Rolando Romero in a welterweight main event on May 2, 2025, in Times Square, marking his return after a one-year doping suspension.
• The undercard includes Devin Haney vs. Jose Ramirez at welterweight and Teofimo Lopez defending his WBO super lightweight title against Arnold Barboza Jr.
• The event, organized by The Ring magazine under Saudi leadership, highlights the Gulf nation’s growing influence in global boxing promotion.
• Garcia’s 2024 win over Haney was overturned due to a failed drug test for ostarine, leading to a suspension, a $10,000 fine, and forfeiture of his $1.1 million purse.
• Garcia has expressed interest in future rematches with both Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney, contingent on fair fight terms and outcomes from the May 2 event.