Rolando Romero vs. Isaac Cruz: Odds, How to Watch Super Lightweight Title Bout

Heading back to "Fabulous" Las Vegas, the boxing world will be treated to another lively event this weekend.

On Saturday (March 30th), Rolando "Rolly" Romero (15-1, 13 KO) will challenge Isaac "Pitbull" Cruz (25-2-1, 17 KO) for the WBA super lightweight strap.

Featuring a full night of title fights, Romero-Cruz will actually serve as the co-main event at Vegas' T-Mobile Arena (home of the Vegas Golden Knights). Still, there is a high likelihood that this bout between super lightweights will be the most thrilling of the entire four-fight main card.

With Saturday's scrap in "Sin City" looming, let's dive into the odds, how to watch and respective fighter information.

Rolando Romero vs. Isaac Cruz Fight Odds

All Romero-Cruz boxing odds via FanDuel Sportsbook.
Updated March 29, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET

Moneyline

• Romero: +215
• Cruz: -280

Will Fight Go the Distance?

• Yes: +154
• No: -200

Method Of Victory

• Romero by Points or Decision: +460
• Romero by KO/TKO: +500
• Draw: +1600
• Cruz by Points or Decision: +400
• Cruz by KO/TKO: -120

Specific round betting for Romero-Cruz is also available at FanDuel Sportsbook.

How To Watch Romero vs. Cruz

In the United States, Amazon Prime Video PPV will hold the pay-per-view rights for this Premier Boxing promotion at $69.95. As of authorship, no European broadcaster has been announced.

Keep in mind: Romero-Cruz is the co-main event, which will occur just before Tim Tszyu and Sebastian Fundora (for the WBC and WBO super welterweight title).

The main card is slated to begin at 8 p.m. ET with ringwalks for Romero and Cruz scheduled tentatively for 10 p.m. ET.

Fighter History

Rolando Romero

"Rolly" Romero is a Vegas native with a budding and impressive boxing career. He turned professional back in 2016, scoring a first-round TKO in his debut. From there, Romero dazzled through his next 13 fights -- all wins -- before running into Gervonta "Tank" Davis.

Romero's lone loss as a pro came against the heavy hands of Davis. In 2022, Rolly fought respectively into the sixth round before Tank landed a mind-numbing counter left on Romero's jaw hinge. Being that Davis is a southpaw, Romero was not able to beat the 10 count after absorbing the devastating shot.

Since the loss, Romero has done well to bounce back. He has fought only once since losing to Davis, but in that bout, Rolly overwhelmed a 40-year-old Ismael Barroso at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Romero started slowly but cornered Barroso with a flurry of punches in the ninth round to earn a TKO victory. At the time of stoppage, all judges had Romero behind on the cards.

The recent match in Vegas awarded Romero his 13th KO/TKO. That leaves him with an 86.67% stoppage rate heading into the weekend.

Rolly will look for a more complete effort this Saturday versus Cruz. In this fight, Romero will be the much taller fighter, standing at 5-foot-8 with a reach of 68 inches. Romero has displayed issues with southpaws in recent bouts, so he may find some solace in taking on the right-handed Pitbull.

Isaac Cruz

Standing at 5-foot-4, "Pitbull" Cruz is obviously not the biggest fighter in the division. However, his heart and pound-for-pound power are unrivaled -- think of him as Mexican dynamite.

A native of Mexico City, Cruz is at the ripe age of 25, which is three years younger than Romero. He turned professional back in 2015, leaving him with a bit more fight experience. Cruz shows 28 professional bouts compared to Romero's 16 fights.

Throughout his career, Cruz has been tagged with two losses and a draw. As a common opponent, Cruz battled in the ring with Tank Davis just six months prior to Romero's KO loss to the WBA lightweight champion.

In that 2021 scrap, Cruz gave Davis all he could handle but eventually lost via unanimous decision. According to Compubox, Cruz landed 121 total punches (112 power) on Davis, which is the most Tank has ever been hit in a professional fight.

Going against Romero, Cruz will be working with a stiff reach disadvantage, giving up nearly five inches. Still, Cruz is used to operating in this fashion. With that, Romero will need to respect Cruz' compact power -- his 68% KO is not to be ignored. Ring generalship will be paramount in this bout.

Full Card

• Main Event: Tim Tszyu vs. Sebastian Fundora
  WB0 and WBC super welterweight title bout

• Co-main Event: Rolando Romero vs. Isaac Cruz
  WBA super lightweight title bout

• Erislandy Lara vs. Michael Zerafa
  WBA middleweight title bout

• Brian Mendoza vs. Serhii Bohachuk
  Interim WBC super welterweight

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