{"id":605370,"date":"2026-05-26T20:04:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/605370\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T20:04:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:04:21","slug":"jack-catterall-responds-to-rolly-romero-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/605370\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Catterall Responds To Rolly Romero Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Catterall wants Rolando \u201cRolly\u201d Romero next after winning the WBA\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>Catterall defeated Shakhram Giyasov by a 12-round unanimous decision to capture the vacant WBA \u201cregular\u201d welterweight belt. The victory also moved him into position as the mandatory challenger for Romero\u2019s WBA \u201cSuper\u201d title.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxingnews24.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add EBoxing News 24as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqLAgKIiZDQklTRmdnTWFoSUtFR0p2ZUdsdVoyNWxkM015TkM1amIyMG9BQVAB?ceid=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow Boxing News 24 on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I don\u2019t want him to retire I want him to fight me. I\u2019ll give the fans an entertaining fight with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SignUp4KOs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@SignUp4KOs<\/a> and I\u2019m happy to fight him in his backyard in the states as well no problem <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8lyNbtpQdK\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/8lyNbtpQdK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Catterall (@jack_catt93) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack_catt93\/status\/2059321740233175110?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe @WBABoxing wants a fighting champion not someone who avoids mandatory\u2019s and swerves fights. I took zero damage in that fight. I feel fresh and ready to go again asap,\u201d Catterall said.<\/p>\n<p>The WBA has reportedly given Rolly 180 days to defend against Catterall.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent social media post, Romero claimed he was retiring because the top names at welterweight were avoiding him. Catterall\u2019s response came less than a week after his win over Giyasov in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>Olly Campbell is a boxing journalist who has covered the sport since 2014, providing ringside reporting and technical analysis of major bouts. 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