Rolly Romero returns to boxing action tonight in Las Vegas against Teofimo Lopez but received a strange call out from Claressa Shields.
Shields is the current female heavy champion and is regarded as the best female boxer ever but in a very poor era that produced not many opponents for her.
She also bored many people in the lack of knockouts she had and an era that proved to be not a good one for her in America in spectators across America turning against her in recent times.
Romero said he thinks Shields has a crush on him for calling him out to a boxing match.
Some notes on this:
- Rolly Romero said “She and I will never be in a ring” and called the challenge a distraction.
- He refuses to fight a woman on principle: “I do not hit women.”
- The fight does nothing for his career compared to male unification bouts.
- Weight gap is massive: Shields walks around at 185 lbs, Romero fights at 140-147 lbs.
- Shields admitted her size advantage: “way taller” and “way longer.”
- Romero fights Teofimo Lopez on August 22, 2026, in Las Vegas.
- Romero is also negotiating a May 2026 unification fight with Devin Haney.
- Shields is the undisputed women’s heavyweight champion and undefeated.
- Shields fights in divisions 40+ pounds above Romero’s weight class.
- Romero views it as social media novelty, not a legitimate professional opportunity.
This fight is not going to happen at the end of the day.
Plain and simple.
A strange thing to hear of but it is simply a non starter.
Romero instead is fighting Teofimo Lopez tonight in a proper title fight.
Here is the Romero vs Lopez time of fight in many major cities globally.
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