Rolly Romero Calls Himself Devin Haney’s ‘Adopted Father’, Questions Comeback After Garcia Beatdown

Rolando “Rolly” Romero is back, and he’s back with some serious trash talk aimed at Devin Haney. The former WBA super lightweight champion is about to enter the ring for the first time against Manuel Jaimes since suffering a devastating defeat and losing his title at the hands of Isaac Cruz earlier this year. However, you must be wondering, why is Romero taking shots at ‘The Dream?’

Well, Fight Hub TV caught up with the Las Vegas resident as he trained for his upcoming bout on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez vs Edgar Berlanga on September 14th, and probed him about his plans. The reporter questioned whether he would ever want to square off against Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney. This seems to have prompted the former champion to call himself Haney’s adopted father while reflecting on Haney’s comeback from Garcia’s beatdown. 

Romero offers something Devin Haney never got from his biological father

During their conversation, Romero pondered for a bit about potentially fighting Garcia and Haney before hanging up the gloves. However, he seemed doubtful about Haney ever recovering from the beatdown he took from Garcia on his last outing in April this year. “You think Devin’s going to come back from all that…,” Romero said bluntly.

It also resulted in Ryan Garcia getting banned from the sport for a year by the NYSAC. Regardless, many speculate this fight has had a lasting impact on Devin Haney, who had never tasted defeat before in his professional career. So, Romero sarcastically claimed, “I think he needs a hug…,” adding that Devin’s father, Bill Haney, never hugged him before. 

Notably, Bill Haney has acted as Devin’s trainer and manager throughout his entire boxing career. Nonetheless, Romero claimed he would offer Haney the hug his father never gave him. “His adopted father might give him a hug… I adopted him,” Romero said in a sarcastic and insulting tone. However, this doesn’t mean Romero is the first one to take shots at the Haneys. Bill Haney has done the same to Romero as well in the past.

Bill Haney offers Rolly Romero a job

Bill Haney didn’t mince words after Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero’s loss to Isaac Cruz. In a conversation with Fight Hub TV, Bill mocked the former super lightweight titleholder by offering him a job parking their cars. “If you want to park Devin Haney’s 4X4 or the Wraith, the Phantom, or the Virgil, you could get a job over here,” Haney quipped. 

He didn’t stop there, reminding Romero of his past, suggesting he could also return to his “stripper” days. “You know, while you moonlight as the stripper that you started out as,” Bill Haney added with a laugh. Haney Sr. further dismissed Romero as a contender, saying, “Devin didn’t put Rolly on the list because we just didn’t look at him like that.” 

That said, it appears the trash-talking relationship between Rolly Romero and the Haneys doesn’t seem to have come to a stop after the Isaac Cruz loss. However, whether it will turn into a boxing match between them is yet to be seen. Do you think Romero and Haney should fight?