Jack Catterall wants Rolando “Rolly” Romero next after winning the WBA’s secondary welterweight title last Saturday night in Giza, and he says he is ready to travel to the United States to make the fight happen.
Catterall defeated Shakhram Giyasov by a 12-round unanimous decision to capture the vacant WBA “regular” welterweight belt. The victory also moved him into position as the mandatory challenger for Romero’s WBA “Super” title.
I don’t want him to retire I want him to fight me. I’ll give the fans an entertaining fight with @SignUp4KOs and I’m happy to fight him in his backyard in the states as well no problem https://t.co/8lyNbtpQdK
— Jack Catterall (@jack_catt93) May 26, 2026
“The @WBABoxing wants a fighting champion not someone who avoids mandatory’s and swerves fights. I took zero damage in that fight. I feel fresh and ready to go again asap,” Catterall said.
The WBA has reportedly given Rolly 180 days to defend against Catterall.
Romero has not fought since defeating Ryan Garcia by a 12-round unanimous decision at Times Square in New York on May 2, 2025, to win the vacant WBA welterweight title. Since then, he has been linked to possible fights against Manny Pacquiao, Conor Benn, and Devin Haney, but none were finalized.
In a recent social media post, Romero claimed he was retiring because the top names at welterweight were avoiding him. Catterall’s response came less than a week after his win over Giyasov in Egypt.
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