Ryan Garcia vs. Rolly Romero: Pick, Predictions, and Odds

The month of May is set to kick off with a bang with a much-anticipated boxing event taking place over the first weekend of the month, and the headlining bout features Ryan Garcia and Rolly Romero.

The fight between Garcia and Romero is scheduled to take place on Friday, May 2, and will be held at The Ring’s Fatal Fury event in Times Square, New York City. This bout will be 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, but there are no titles up for grabs.

Our article will give you a full preview of the Main Event between Garcia and Romero by providing you with our best bet and the latest odds.

Ryan Garcia vs. Rolly Romero betting pick and predictions

Over 5.5 Rounds (-175)

Our top prediction for the Main Event between Garcia and Romero will target this fight to go Over 5.5 rounds.

Because Garcia is a significant favorite in this fight, looking at the round total market is much more reasonable. Garcia has seen five of his last six 12-round fights go over the 5.5 round mark. The most recent of those did not technically count as it was eventually overturned. 

Garcia enters the contest with a professional boxing record of 24-1. He has been one of the best boxers in recent memory, winning his first 23 fights in a row. 

During this time, he won the North American Boxing Federation Junior Super Featherweight title, the WBO NABO Super Featherweight title, the WBC Silver Lightweight title, the WBO NABO Lightweight title, and the WBC Interim World Lightweight title. 

More recently, Garcia hit a roadblock as his lone loss came in April 2023 when he fell to Gervonta Davis by knockout. He quickly bounced back with a win, but was suspended in his most recent fight after failing a drug test. 

Further, this is Garcia's first fight back after the failed drug test in April 2024. Because of his year-long absence, there is a chance that he will have ring rust and therefore will take a few rounds to find his groove. 

As for Romero, he enters the bout with a professional boxing record of 16-2. Romero started his career red hot, winning his first 14 fights in a row. However, he has been more inconsistent recently, winning just two of his last four. 

On the other hand, Romero has seen his last seven fights go Over 5.5 rounds. Romero has lost twice in his career, but in both cases, he was able to survive until at least the sixth round. 

Based on the fact that Romero is known for making it deep into his fights, and Garcia is just coming back to boxing, backing this fight to go Over 5.5 rounds (-175) will be our best bet.

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Ryan Garcia vs. Rolly Romero odds

	Ryan Garcia	Rolly Romero
Money Line	-1200	+700
Win by Decision/Technical Decision	+400	+2500
Win by KO, TKO, or DQ	-400	+1100

This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.