Rolly Romero vs. Manuel Jaimes: Tale of the Tape

A Super Lightweight fight between Rolly Romero and Manuel Jaimes serves as the opener on the undercard for the event headlined by Canelo Alvarez and Edgar Berlanga.

The fight will take place on September 14 and will be held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is projected to get under way at 9 PM ET. 

Fighter Bio:	Rolly Romero	Manuel Jaimes
Odds:	-250	+200
Age:	29	24
Nickname:	Rolly	N/A
Height:	5 ft 8 in	5 ft 6 in
Reach:	67 in	N/A
Weight:	Lightweight Light Welterweight	Lightweight
Trainer:	Cromwell Gordon	Steve Salas
Record:	15-2	16-1-1
Last Fight:	Loss against Isaac Cruz by Technical Knockout (March 30th, 2024)	Win against Jonathan Romero by Unanimous Decision (July 13th, 2024)

Rolly Romero Profile

Fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada, Romero comes into this fight with a professional boxing record of 15-2.

He made his professional boxing debut in December of 2016, beating David Courtney by technical knockout. This was only the start of Romero’s success, as he won his next 13 consecutive fights with that stretch lasting from May of 2017 to July of 2021.

During his first 14 professional fights, Romero won 12 of them by knockout and just two by decision.

It was not until May of 2022 that Romero finally lost his first professional fight, going down to the experienced Gervonta Davis by a technical knockout.

Romero bounced back with a win against Ismael Barroso in May of 2023, but recently suffered his second career loss to Isaac Cruz in March of 2024, again by technical knockout.

Romero has overall been impressive in his short career, winning 13 times by knockout and two times by decision. However, both of his losses were by knockout and he has yet to challenge for a title, which will continue in his upcoming fight against Jaimes.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Aggressive Fight Style	Past Injuries
Knockout Power	Ability to Adapt
	Can be Overaggressive

Manuel Jaimes Profile

Jaimes comes into this fight with a professional boxing record of 16-1-1.

He made his boxing debut in July of 2018, beating Carlos Apodaca Duran by technical knockout, before going on to win his next nine fights in a row. During this stretch, Jaimes won eight times by knockout, once by decision, and once due to his opponent being forced to retire from the fight.

In his 11th career contest in November of 2020, Jaimes earned his first title fight, for the vacant WBC Youth World Lightweight title. Jaimes won this fight against Christian Santiago Vazquez by unanimous decision. 

Following his first title win, Jaimes fought to a draw in February of 2021 and won his next fight by knockout in December of 2021. In April of 2022, Jaimes suffered his first and only loss so far to Pedro Bernal Rodriguez by unanimous decision. Jaimes was stripped of his WBC Youth World Lightweight title.

Since that loss, Jaimes has won his last four fights in a row, spanning from December of 2022 to July of 2024.

In his career, Jaimes has won a total of 11 fights by knockout and five fights by decision. His only loss was by unanimous decision while he also has one draw.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Conditioning	Defensive Abilities
Controls Pace	Experience
High Striking Volume

Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.