Regis Prograis, the WBC light welterweight champion, believes Rolando “Laurie” Romero, the WBA belt holder, is the “Saddest Champion” in sports. Prograis and many others in the boxing world feel that Romero’s recent victory against Ismael Barroso was undeserved.
In their fight, Romero was behind on all three scorecards, but the referee stopped the fight in the ninth round despite Romero missing all his punches. Despite this, Prograis will defend his title against Devin Haney next month.
Romero is one of several PBC fighters leaving the network after December, and it is unclear where they will go next. There are rumors that they might join Amazon Prime, but it is believed they are only interested in hosting PPV events, which doesn’t bode well for Romero.
Prograis is confident in his upcoming fight against Haney, as he believes Haney is not as defensively skilled as some people claim. Prograis feels that Haney has taken a lot of shots in his previous fights and mentions other fighters who are smaller than him.
Prograis acknowledges that Haney might try to use his jab and movement against him, but he is confident in his ability to shut down Haney’s tactics. Prograis knows it won’t be easy, but he is determined to stop Haney.
Custer asks Prograis if he wants to fight Romero, and Prograis responds that he is interested in fighting him because he considers Romero to be the saddest champion in boxing. However, Romero is currently injured and focused on a potential PPV fight with Ryan Garcia.
Prograis explains that he considers Romero the saddest champion because he believes Romero only won his last fight due to the referee’s intervention. Prograis expresses his opinion that Romero is the worst champion among the current titleholders.
